Can I put angels and rams together?

[A. Nonymous]

Just looking for opinions as I'm eyeballing the $2.50 angelfish at Petsmart pretty hard, but already have 5 rams in my 75g tank. I ran it through aqadviser just to be sure and it reported that rams and angels are not good picks because they will both monopolize the entire tank. Is this true? I've kept rams before and never had this issue. I've never had any success w/keeping angels tbh.

 

[TL1000RSquid]

I've seen others keep them together before, I think conflict may come if you have breeding pairs of each. My limited angel experience they stayed more to the top or middle of the tank, while rams stay more toward the bottom or lower middle.

Just my .02 cents though I've never had long term success keeping angels.

 

[rufioman]

I can't see why not...

 

[cpetrosky]

i kept a pair of angels with a pair of bolivian rams for 2 years. both breeding pairs with no problems. that was in a heavily planted 36 gallon bow font. I changed out the rams for a pair of kribs and no problems there either for the last year.

 

[Bushkill]

I've seen others keep them together before, I think conflict may come if you have breeding pairs of each. My limited angel experience they stayed more to the top or middle of the tank, while rams stay more toward the bottom or lower middle.

Just my .02 cents though I've never had long term success keeping angels.

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That's it in a nutshell. They occupy totally different areas of the tank as a norm. But as noted, all bets are off with mating pairs of either, but that's cichlid nature in general.

As an aside, that $2.50 angel will break your heart. You won't have to look hard to find an angelfish breeder not far from you. Spend $5 and you'll be amazed at the difference in colors and survivability.

 

[FreshyFresh]

I bet if it's a tall enough tank and not too crowded, the angels would have enough height to keep them happy and the rams can roam free at the bottom.

That's the thing about compatibility. There's so many variable to take into account. Room, decor, plants, etc..

 

[A. Nonymous]

They're $2.50 on sale. Normally $5. There's a mom and pop that normally stocks them from a local breeder, but hasn't had any in and forever. The only ones they have in stock are $80 for a pair of "proven breeders". I'm smart enough to know that just because a pair breeds in tank a doesn't mean they'll breed in tank b.

My tank now:

 

[Mr.Salmon]

I have rams with my angelfish. some fights accor because they both are cichlids, none fatal