Blue rams and A. baenschi male?

[Greg]

G'day. I have a 100L tall tank (24l x 14w x 22h) with a lone male Apisto. baenschi (I thought I was buying 2 females...). If I cannot get a pair of females for him, would it be okay to add a pair of blue rams? Or would I be best to find a good home for him before adding a different species?
For tankmates, he has 8 black neon tetras and recently 6 panda cories. Given the tank is tall substrate space is limited. There may be limited supplies of Apistos imported this year bue to FX rates, so I'm depending on finding a local breeder or LFS with contacts.
I've also seen a few other threads that have warned against mixing too-similar species, so I would NOT want to get a pair of A. nissenji and even A. caucatoides may be too similar?

 

[Mike Wise]

I am guessing that your tank has a bottom area 24x14x22" and not cm. Am I correct? Tank depth has virtually no effect on the size/number of territories in a tank. Only the bottom area is important. Your tank should be able to house 2 different dwarf cichlid species - if properly decorated. You can try a Ram, but it is not my idea of a good community. Rams need higher temperatures than A. baenschi.

 

[Greg]

Correct and thanks, inches not cm - my apologies for mixing SI and imperial!
That gives me a good 8 weeks of research until the fish auctions