Compatibility Report
GuideMyTank compatibility analysis for Ember Tetra and German Blue Ram.
Planning verdict
compatibleThis pair is a reasonable starting point when both species receive their required tank size, group size, water conditions, and routine care.
No automatic safety blocker was found.
Ember Tetra and German Blue Ram receive a recommended verdict from the current structured assessment. Ember Tetra is recorded as peaceful with an aggression level of 1/10; German Blue Ram is recorded as peaceful with an aggression level of 3/10. The recommendation is based on the combined water, space, behavior, grouping, and predation checks below rather than on species names alone.
Ember Tetra has a recorded temperature range of 72–82°F and pH range of 5.5–7.2. German Blue Ram is recorded at 78–86°F and pH 5.2–6.8. Their shared planning window is 78–82°F for temperature and 5.5–6.8 for pH. A shared aquarium must stay inside the overlap rather than merely touching each species’ outer tolerance.
German Blue Ram sets the larger listed base aquarium requirement at 20 gallons; the other listed minimum is 10 gallons. German Blue Ram is the larger adult by the recorded maximum, reaching 3 inches, compared with 1 inches. These figures are starting constraints, not a stocking-capacity calculation, because the complete group sizes and bioload still matter.
Ember Tetra is a moderate species associated with the mid zone and moderate flow. German Blue Ram is moderate, uses the bottom zone, and has a moderate flow preference. Ember Tetra should be planned as a group of at least 8, while german blue ram should be planned as a group of at least 2. The aquarium must support both social structures without forcing either species into insufficient space.
Ember Tetra is recorded as a omnivore with easy care, while German Blue Ram is a omnivore with advanced care. Their listed preferred tank styles are planted and blackwater. Feeding access, cover, open swimming room, filtration, and observation should be planned around the more demanding requirement rather than averaged between the two species.
Use these pair-specific boundaries before treating the verdict as an acceptable stocking plan.
This pair is a reasonable starting point when both species receive their required tank size, group size, water conditions, and routine care.
These references support the underlying species records used by this assessment. They do not necessarily evaluate this exact pair together.
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