Angels and Bolivians

[GirlieGirl8521]

For those of you that keep Angelfish and Bolivian Rams together, do you ever have aggression issues between them? I have 1 medium sized Angel and a Bolivian (about 2.5-3"....basically full grown I guess) in my 55g with tetras, cories, loaches, otos, and a bristlenose. I had 2 bolivians but one recently passed on while I was on vacation.

I am having some aggression issues with the Bolivian chasing and nipping (occasionally) at the angel. I know Angels can be aggressive as well and I'm not worried about the Bolivian killing the Angel or anything. I would like to add a few more Bolivians to the tank soon though and I'm worried about 4 of them going after my Angel and what that kind of stress will do to him/her. Should I worry? Do you think with 3 other Bolivians, that mine will focus on the others and not my angel? The nipping isn't bad yet, but I'm worried it will get worse. The Bolivian that died also chased the angel, but never nipped and this one seems to have taken over that role, but more aggressive. :mad:

Do ya'll think I'll be ok adding a few more? I'm hoping to get a mix of females and males, as the ones at the LPS are hard to sex and while I thought this one was a female, I think its a male now (tail extensions are getting longer...).

My tank is kind of heavily planted....I've been moving plants around this week so there are a few open areas that will fill in soon I hope.

TIA!

[Jayhawk]

If you add more bolivians, they should focus on each other and leave the angel alone. I think 3 more bolivians are just what the doctor ordered...

Eric

[GirlieGirl8521]

Thanks! I kinda figured that, but didn't want to have a worse situation than I do now. Thanks for the reassurance. :)

[severum mama]

If you add more bolivians, they should focus on each other and leave the angel alone.

That's ALWAYS been my experience with Bolivians. Plus, as you mentioned, it's not like you angel is defenseless, lol. I think you will be fine, just watch for aggression toward your new additions from the old ram. Rearranging decor may help with that (I'm sure you already knew that, though). As long as you don't have a clear line of sight from one end of the tank to the other, I've found that helps cut down on their aggression.

[Star_Rider]

I have one angel in a tank with 4 bolivians..no issues..I also have a tank with 2 female bolivians and a single wild angel..no issues.
is this a tank with a single ram?

like others here have mentioned..if this is the case add more rams. they tend to chase each other(unless there are tiger barbs..;))