Bolivian Ram Cichlid Aggression

Hi! So I moved the entire stocking of my 35 tall to my 70-gallon tank 3 days ago. Stocking is 1 angelfish, 3 bolivian rams, 2 peppered corydoras, and 1 penguin tetra. I will be increasing the school size once this tank is somewhat established but for now they are reasonably content.

My rams consist of 1 male and 2 females (as I initially thought that one of the females was a male, and then my dad thought getting a pair was a good idea). The male and the smaller female have spawned once about 6 months ago. The big female is now chasing the other two, particularly the male, a lot. I'm assuming that a lot of it is claiming territories and things, but how long can I expect this to last and when should I be worried? On the other hand, they're a lot more active and colourful than they were in the old tank, and I see them a lot more so I definitely don't regret it.

Thanks!

 

The larger tank means a lot of new territory available for the Rams to conquer.
Bolivian Ram territorial squabbles are usually more bark than bite.
Sooner or later an equilibrium will be achieved.
You might consider adding a couple more Rams.
There always will be a Cichlid hierarchy, unfortunately leaving the lowest fish to be the whipping boy.

 

The larger tank means a lot of new territory available for the Rams to conquer.
Bolivian Ram territorial squabbles are usually more bark than bite.
Sooner or later an equilibrium will be achieved.
You might consider adding a couple more Rams.
There always will be a Cichlid hierarchy, unfortunately leaving the lowest fish to be the whipping boy.

Thanks for that, I have been considering adding another ram. I'm not too sure about whether to add a male or female, as a lot of the time my big female seems to be trying to steal the smaller female from the male. She used to be very happy when it was just her and the small female, so I'll probably get another female. What effect would adding more than just one more have? Also, my three are now about 18 months old and pretty big. I'd probably only be able to buy ones about half the size, which I guess is a good reason to get more than one extra. Sorry, now I'm just rambling

Despite their squabbles and heirachy, they actually seem pretty happy as the one that (I think) is at the bottom of the hierarchy is the small female that is paired with the male. She only gets chased by the angel, and only when they're trying to eat the same food. It seems that all four of the cichlids have one or two others that they get on really well with.

 

When keeping a group of conspecific Cichlids, I like an odd number. Seems to help stifle aggression issues.

 

When keeping a group of conspecific Cichlids, I like an odd number. Seems to help stifle aggression issues.

Thank you for your help. It's about another week until I can get to my LFS anyway, so I will see how they go, and what they've got in stock, and go from there.