Bolivian ram
Mikrogeophagus altispinosus
It takes sand in its mouth and sifts it out the gills, hopping along low.
3D model coming soon
Stats
- Size
- 8 cm
- Smallest tank
- 90 cm
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Moderate
- Water layer
- Bottom
- Care
- Moderate
- Group
- Lives on its own
- Coral
- Reef safe
These numbers are LumaReef simulation data, not a real aquarium care guide.
Which tank it fits
- Nano60 cm · 65 litresToo small
- Standard90 cm · 180 litres25 of them
- Wide120 cm · 300 litres42 of them
- Living room180 cm · 650 litres92 of them
- Showcase250 cm · 1,200 litres171 of them
Who it lives with
Gets along
- Guppy
- Neon tetra
- Molly
- Congo tetra
- Zebra loach
- Dwarf gourami
- Cockatoo cichlid
- Scissortail rasbora
- Celebes rainbowfish
- Kuhli loach
- Checkerboard cichlid
- Neon dwarf rainbowfish
- Bronze corydoras
- Black skirt tetra
- Diamond tetra
- Silver hatchetfish
- Pearl danio
- Giant danio
- Tiger barb
- Boesemani rainbowfish
- Turquoise rainbowfish
- Sterbai corydoras
- Keyhole cichlid
- Yellow lab cichlid
- and 56 more species
Caution
- DiscusNarrow shared temperature range
- Rosy barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Gold barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Hillstream loachNarrow shared temperature range
- Denison barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Panda corydorasNarrow shared temperature range
- Chocolate gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- German blue ramNarrow shared temperature range
- Odessa barbNarrow shared temperature range
- KoiNarrow shared temperature range
Not together
- Demasoni cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Paradise fishAggressive with peaceful
- Betta (Siamese fighting fish)Aggressive with peaceful
- Red zebra cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- White cloud mountain minnowWater temperatures do not overlap
- Convict cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Red tail sharkAggressive with peaceful
- Fancy goldfishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Jack DempseyAggressive with peaceful