Bolivian rams and hard water?

katiedempsey · 03-18-2013, 12:49 AM

I am thinking about getting a pair of Bolivian rams. Will they do well in a tank with a neutral PH and hard water (10 dKH and 6.7dGH???) If anyone is keeping rams in similar water please let me know. I dont want to buy them only to have them die.

Thanks

Peccator · 03-18-2013, 02:19 AM

I'm keeping four in water that is about 10-12 dKH and 7-9 dGH. They've been in there for a month and a half and seem healthy as can be.

pandamonium · 03-18-2013, 08:18 PM

As long as you acclimate them properly they should be okay. They are south american fish so the water they are naturally from is softer but if you acclimate you should be good. Having stability of water conditions is really important.

**mitchfish9** · 03-18-2013, 09:34 PM

Find out where they were bred. If it was from a good breeder here in the US then you are absolutely fine.

katiedempsey · 03-19-2013, 01:01 AM

Thank you for your replys. I will ask at my LFS where the rams came from but im thinking the LFS would have similar water to me.

**mitchfish9** · 03-19-2013, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by katiedempsey

Thank you for your replys. I will ask at my LFS where the rams came from but im thinking the LFS would have similar water to me.

It's not so much the LFS's water, but the source they were originally born and raised in. They are only in the store for a short amount of time so that is not a very good indicator of how well they will do in your water long term

blink · 03-19-2013, 04:31 AM

I've had my bolivian in ridiculously hard water for a year and a half and he seems happy and healthy.
I can't recall what my readings were but seems like I remember it being 7-8dGH.

03-18-2013, 12:49 AM	#1
katiedempsey Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12	Bolivian rams and hard water? I am thinking about getting a pair of Bolivian rams. Will they do well in a tank with a neutral PH and hard water (10 dKH and 6.7dGH???) If anyone is keeping rams in similar water please let me know. I dont want to buy them only to have them die. Thanks

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pandamonium Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (24/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1,018	As long as you acclimate them properly they should be okay. They are south american fish so the water they are naturally from is softer but if you acclimate you should be good. Having stability of water conditions is really important. __________________ SFBAAPS 12G Long Shrimp Tank\|40G Breeder Amazon Biotope DIY ADA Style Stand\|DIY Eheim Jager 150W Inline Heater RAOK Club #72

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03-18-2013, 02:19 AM	#2
Peccator Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dubuque, Iowa Posts: 42	I'm keeping four in water that is about 10-12 dKH and 7-9 dGH. They've been in there for a month and a half and seem healthy as can be.

03-18-2013, 09:34 PM	#4
mitchfish9 Planted Tank Nation (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 874	Find out where they were bred. If it was from a good breeder here in the US then you are absolutely fine.

03-19-2013, 01:01 AM	#5
katiedempsey Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12	Thank you for your replys. I will ask at my LFS where the rams came from but im thinking the LFS would have similar water to me.

03-19-2013, 04:31 AM	#7
blink Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 488	I've had my bolivian in ridiculously hard water for a year and a half and he seems happy and healthy. I can't recall what my readings were but seems like I remember it being 7-8dGH.