Agression in GBR any suggestions? or just sell?

[TropicalTanks]

I've got an 80 gallon highly planted stank stocked with 8 odessa barbs, 15 black neon tetras, 6 angels who's bodies are about 1.5 inches long, and the one gbr who kind of got placed there because he was bullying the fish in his last tank. Recently the ram sam been going around fully flared and in breeding dress scaring away all the angels (who don't fight back for themselves, they just swim away). I only notice this when I'm changing water or feeding though, but when it does happen it's like whenever he sees them he speeds up a bit and they swim away. I'm scared he may be stressing then out a little bit, and I'm also a little scared because I have a baby angel in there too (one of the 6) who is smaller than him and I don't want the aggression to stress anyone out too much. So my thoughts were get him three females to keep him busy, or sell him. Anyone have any suggestions? Advice is much appreciated!

 

[fluttermoth]

Some rams can be aggressive little blighters

What are the dimensions of the tan? Adding females may help, but you need an appropriate amount of floor space.

I know you've said the tank is heavily planted, but are the plants arranged in a way that blocks sight lines? A picture of the tank would be great

 

[Colin_T]

Give him a girlfriend and put some flat rocks and half ceramic flower pots on one side of the tank. He can breed there and everyone else can live on the other side.

 

[Byron]

Adding more rams, even females, is not the answer and not likely to solve your problem. A fish that has aggression to other species is not likely to change with addition of his own. And if angels are being disturbed by one ram, adding more may well make it worse for the angels.

This is one reason why species of cichlids generally should not be combined; there are exceptions, but as a general rule, don't with neotropical species.

Edit. Forgot temperature...rams must have warmth, with 80F/27C minimum. While angels can manage with this (wild caught require it, commercially raised angelfish are better a bit cooler than this), the Odessa Barbs cannot. So the ram is not a good fit.

Odessa Barbs are also active, and this is not a good match with angelfish, by the way.