Freshwater Fish
Blue Ram.
A small, jewel-toned dwarf cichlid — gold, blue, and red with bold dark markings and expressive fins. A little particular about clean, warm, stable water, but a pair brings constant interaction to a 20-gallon-plus tank with caves to claim.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Intermediate
- Temperament
- Semi aggressive
- Community
- Semi community
- Adult size
- 3"
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Scientific name
- Microgeophagus ramirezi
Good tank mates
The blue ram is a semi-aggressive dwarf cichlid, so it wants calm, similarly-sized tankmates that aren't timid and won't outcompete it at feeding time. Good company includes peaceful mid-water schoolers like rummy-nose or cardinal tetras and harlequin rasboras, plus bottom-dwellers like corydoras. Avoid large or aggressive cichlids that will bully it, fin-nippers, and tiny shrimp it may pick at. A pair can get territorial around their cave at breeding time, so give them space.
Good to know
The blue ram is named after Manuel Ramirez, an aquarium-fish exporter, which is reflected in its species name ramirezi.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
Mon–Fri 12–6 · Sat 11–4 · Sun closed. Call ahead on livestock — what's on the floor rotates.