German Blue Question

[AmazonTankz]

I was thinking about having a pair of German Blue Rams in my 55g tank. I would like to have a pair but am not sure how aggressive they get when they breed. Even if they did I don't think they could hurt anyone else that is in the tank. They we be with a good sized(5") Angel, 4" Gold Severum and a Medium sized (shy) Siver doller I got from a family member. The other fish I will be putting in there are Marble Hatchets and Corys.

The tank is planted with Amazon Swords, Red and Green Wenditee's, Java fern and Money wort. Filtration is a Emperor 400 with an Ebo Jager heater. Water perameters are all good.
Does anyone see a snag in my plan for this 55g??

 

[Abercrombie6202]

Yes they will be fine, mine were never really aggrseive when they had mated, but it was there first time, they'd be okay

 

[Orion]

I wouldnt see a problem in the aggressiveness of the rams in such a tank, I would however be sure and put lots of caves and hiding places for them. The more secure they feel, the less likely they would be to attack and injure another fish who just swam too close to there nest.

 

[RedTurquoise]

Breeding rams are fine however until the fry start free swimming. Then the fun begins.

I had a pair of rams breed in my community tank with cardinals, discus and sae's! I didnt even know they had layed eggs until the fry started free swimming. You should of seen how aggressive they were. Even the huge discus were hiding. The unfortuate part was that the rams decided to breed in the middle of the tank therefore no fish were allowed in the center. I had to remove the fry and parents.

Otherwise, rams are very peaceful.

 

[AmazonTankz]

Well, do you think I should get just like 2 males(because of coloring) instaed of a pair? Most likely if I get a pair they will breed just because fish tend to do that in my aquariums without me even trying!!

 

[RedTurquoise]

That may be the way to go! Interestingly enough, contrary to what I have researched, rams breed quite easy so 2 males be better.

 

[Jubilee]

My pair of german blue rams laid eggs the 2nd day I got them. They were in a 20H with a nice size angel(temporarily). Both the rams went after the angel pecking at his face and all over. The angel kinda ignored their attacks because he was so much bigger, but I got fed up.

I've also had 2 male german rams in another tank with an assortment of fish including cories. Big mistake, at least for me. The rams would go after the cories with a vengence if I tried to feed any sort of sinking tabs or wafers. I never saw a fish keep attacking another fish all around the tank like pure vengence. Again, I got fed up. Now that I think of it, I should have put the rams in with my male blue gourami for a nice beating.