Can I Keep These Fish Together?

[Fish are love]

I have a 43 gallon fish tank and want to add some extra fish. I need to know if the following fish are compatible (note: I have three Guppies in the tank now)

1-2 Angelfish (I'm aware they will eat guppies and neons, but what if I get them when they are young?)
1-2 German Blue Rams
1-2 Pearl Gouramis
4-6 Hatchetfish
7-10 Neon/Cardinal Tetras.

 

[rufioman]

Get the angels at .25 piece size and it shouldn't be a problem. Maybe even nickel if you are that afraid. The rest of the stock is great sans the gouramis. I would do this, if it were my tank:

1 angel (centerpiece; you could do two easily here though)
GBR or Bolivian ram pair
10 bloodfin tetras
5 hatchets (plenty of top cover and floating plants, and a tank screen are necessary)

It's down to space requirements for the gouramis. I would never do more than one in something less than 45g because of the way they tend to go at each other over just about anything. Nothing serious, but they will harass and nip each other's fins until they just about fall off. I've seen it.

 

[Fish are love]

Get the angels at .25 piece size and it shouldn't be a problem. Maybe even nickel if you are that afraid. The rest of the stock is great sans the gouramis. I would do this, if it were my tank:

1 angel (centerpiece; you could do two easily here though)
GBR or Bolivian ram pair
10 bloodfin tetras
5 hatchets (plenty of top cover and floating plants, and a tank screen are necessary)

It's down to space requirements for the gouramis. I would never do more than one in something less than 45g because of the way they tend to go at each other over just about anything. Nothing serious, but they will harass and nip each other's fins until they just about fall off. I've seen it.

Thanks. I noticed you replaced Neon Tetras with Bloodfin Tetras any particular reason why?

 

[rufioman]

No problem! The numbers of the schoolers can very, by the way. Shoot, I did! My bad >< haha. I meant cardinals. Someone on another post was talking about bloodfins I also forgot the gourami...jeeze I'm slacking. KEEP one gourami. My gourami never bothered my angels and vice versa, and my angels were 9 years old before the last of the pair passed away.

 

[Fish are love]

No problem! The numbers of the schoolers can very, by the way. Shoot, I did! My bad >< haha. I meant cardinals. Someone on another post was talking about bloodfins I also forgot the gourami...jeeze I'm slacking. KEEP one gourami. My gourami never bothered my angels and vice versa, and my angels were 9 years old before the last of the pair passed away.

Would 1 gourami and 1 angelfish work. If so which should be added to the tank first?

 

[tanker]

Would 1 gourami and 1 angelfish work. If so which should be added to the tank first?

This would work only for the Pearl Gouramis. Other Gouramis, IMO, do not get along with Angels, and visa versa.

PS--My large Angels do not eat, or even try to eat, my Cardinals and Neons. I got my Angels very young many years ago, and they grew up with the Cardinals.