Angels Or Rams

[nakomis90]

Ok i am normally a betta keeper, but i have always love Blue rams and angels....
well i have 20 gallon tank occupied by 5 guppies and 9 neon tetras...
will angels or rams be best for this?
and how do you sex angels?

 

[Lizzie71]

Think it might be too small for angels, but I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will be along shortly to confirm this.

 

[nakomis90]

Ok i will wait to find out for sure, thanks!

 

[billy0510]

I wouldnt personally put angels in a 20 gal they get pretty tall and like swimming room. A few blue rams would be nice in your tank.

 

[nakomis90]

I wouldnt personally put angels in a 20 gal they get pretty tall and like swimming room. A few blue rams would be nice in your tank.

Cool... do blue rams like heavily planted or bare scaped tanks.. im gonna rescape it first...

 

[three-fingers]

Heavily planted, this is them in their natural environment: video link.

They seem to live amongst plants and algae .

 

[nakomis90]

wow!
thats it my tanks gonna be soooo much better than it is now!
im gonna heavily plant it with bits of slate sitting about.... and a bit of bog wood!

 

[chicklette]

Ok i am normally a betta keeper, but i have always love Blue rams and angels....
well i have 20 gallon tank occupied by 5 guppies and 9 neon tetras...
will angels or rams be best for this?
and how do you sex angels?

Unfortunately both are not compatible with guppies and neon tetra plus you are a bit overstocked.

Angels and rams are too aggressive for guppies and neons and they will end up being a snack.

The rams would fit in the 20 gallon if you were not overstocked and one angel would be okay, no more then that though.

So personally, I would not add any more fish to that tank.

 

[bike_riding_cichlid]

I wouldn't add angels to a 20 gal. I had to do it once because my angelfishes' normal tank's chemistry was funny and they were unhappy.

If you wanted, you could add a pair of Bolivian rams. They are not quite as beautiful, but are much more hardy than blues. They are also very peaceful. I've kept a pair with a guppy and a mix of tetras for a while and there was no aggresion.

one thing to keep in mind is that males can be territorial, if you want a pair either make sure that they are a boy and girl or provide a LOT of hiding space.

 

[stang1]

The tank is too small for one Angel and Rams do better in a more mature tank.
Rams are only aggressive when breeding but other than that, they are a fairly peaceful fish. They do however, prefer a lower PH than most fish although a Ph of about 7 should be fine.