Difficulty: easy Max Growth Size:14 cm Temperament: peacful Preferred Water Parameters: Temperature: 24-29 degrees celsius pH Level: 6.0-7.5 General Hardness: soft Range:Venezuela and Colombia Diet: Omivorours. but does better with vegetables. Should not have too much protein and should have no fat. African cichlid flake or pellt foods are good as a staple, but the diet should be supplimented with fresh green vegetables such as spinach, romaine lettuce, peas or zucchi The Gold Ram cichlid, , is a beautiful and peaceful cichlid, popular among aquarists, but not recommended for beginners.These cichlids are usually very peaceful fish compared to other cichlids and in normal living conditions they will not attack other fish.They can become stressed if they don’t find enough hiding places, as they do love their privacy.Be sure to provide extra plants, caves, and pieces of wood or clay pots for them to hide in.During mating time, males guarding the eggs may display aggressive behavior towards approaching fish, so you must consider this when breeding your Blue Rams.Tank mates for your Gold Ram CichlidThe Gold Ram is a peaceful cichlid that can be housed together with other dwarf cichlids or peaceful non-cichlid fish.They do well in a community tank and shouldn’t be kept alone.Aggressive cichlids should be avoided at all costs, as the Gold Ram won’t actually fight them.Suitable tank mates would be Discus, Dwarf Gourami, Dwarf Rainbow fish, Silver Dollar, Plecostomus, Glowlight Tetra, or Cardinal and Neon Tetras.