Red Zebra With Rams?

[Springtyme]

A friend of mine has a Red Zebra that terrorizes everything else in his tank and is affecting his other fish. He wants to get rid of it, so I said I'd take it. He feeds his other fish live food and I've never seen the Red Zebra eat the live food so i'm not real worried about him eating my other fish.... I have 6 Rams and 2 Demasoni's...

You guys see any problem with this?

 

[Oddball]

This is a test, isn't it? You're just trying to have a little fun with us, right? Asking if a medium-size Pseudo, that terrozes another tank with predators, will not terrorize your dwarf cichlid tank can't be for real. Just what answer are you expecting, or rather, hoping for?

 

[Springtyme]

Well we're thinking the only reason he terrorizes the other tank is cause he was in there first and he feels as if it's HIS tank. I'm *HOPING* by taking him out of "his" territory and into uncharted territory he'll lose some of his "stubborness" if that makes any sense. I dont know much about the zebra's, but I do know that my demasoni's and Ram's don't take ***** from anyone...

 

[Oddball]

I just don't see anything good coming from this mix. As soon as the red zebra has settled in he can claim any space already taken by the others. If it comes down to a fight, the rams will be the sure loser simply by the laws of tonnage. Trucks aren't afraid of bikes and zebras aren't afraid of rams.
The only chance I see is if the zebra was a bully in say a 55 and you're planning on putting it in an established 150. If the zebra established his "space" in a smaller tank, he may do the same in a larger tank leaving some territory for the others.

 

[Springtyme]

Thanks Oddball

Even though I feel it's probably a VERY bad idea, I'm going to give the poor little guy a home anyway. If it doesn't work out, I have a friend with a 55gal that has virtually nothing in it and I'll make him take it

 

[piranha45]

your rams are at the mercy of the mbuna. not a safe combination.

 

[SinisterKisses]

No way is that going to work out. Red zebras have a very well earned reputation for being nasty and relentless...as showed in his previous home. If you like your rams, and want them to be happy, healthy, and ALIVE, do NOT put that red zebra in there. Not to mention, its a male, which makes him even more aggressive. Also, I'm very concerned about the two demasoni in there. They're small, sure, but demasoni are just about the meanest mbuna out there - and even more so towards each other. The rule of thumb with demasoni, are to keep a single fish with other species, or keep a species tank with a colony of 15-20 demasoni. Two simply won't work for long...one will kill the other.