Rams

[koi]

Are rams aggressive? Do they have specific needs? what do they need to be feed? DO they need more of their kind?

[stevenallenbarnard]

your rams will pick among themselves mostly, the only time you would ever see any real aggression is if they were to breed. keep the tank warm, they love planted tanks. they also prefer a sandy substrate. feed them whatever you feed your other fish. mine were always fond of tetra color bits. having a group will help spreadt the aggression around that they show towards each other. either keep just one or keep three or more. 2 is the number to avoid. Also, I would start with the bolivian rams. they are much easier to take care of than the others in my experience.

[nacra99]

also try to keep the water acidic.
they have noticeably shorter lives (as if their lives were not short enough) if the water is alkaline.
Have lots of decorations, plants, rocks etc to break up direct line of sight. That should also help keep the aggression down.

[stevenallenbarnard]

good point nacra, using drift wood as a decoration is a great way to achieve that

[koi]

Are There any dither fish that would work?

[nacra99]

some of the smaller schooling south american tetras seem to be ok for dwarf cichilds.