A question

[Katome556]

i was wondering is their enough room in my tank for a gold gourami the 30 gal in my sig that is <.<?

 

[S-kate]

the gold gourami would probably eat the guppies. It would definately eat their fry. Is the pleco a common? Gouramis also don't get along with bettas.

 

[Katome556]

My pleco is not a common,i found the paper and it said clown,and i'm just wondering if their would be enough room for one.My friend has a very small one he needs to get rid of and how would something with such a small mouth eat full grown guppies o-o???It's about an inch to maybe an inch and a half in size the gold gourami is.

 

[James From Cali]

9 guppies-Nope
one 7 week old guppy fry and 2 two week old guppy fry-Nope
1 leopard danio-Yes/No
4 platys-Yes
1 snail-Yes/No
1 Clown Pleco-Yes
1 female betta spike and 1 male betta flare divided-DEFINITELY NOT

It will fit if you took out the Bettas. I had a Paradise Fish at about an inch eat a male guppy and one at 3" eat a female guppy. Fish can open there mouths quite much

 

[S-kate]

Ditto to the being able to open their mouths a lot, plus the gold gourami wont stay small, It will get up to 5-6 inches.

 

[Katome556]

Would it work temparily? It's been around bettas allot in the tank at my friends house.it's in with about 8 guppies and 3 female bettas and 2 huge Cana snails.

 

[S-kate]

I suppose very temporarily, if you get those fry out of there. Also it may be used to bettas but your bettas might not be used to it.

 

[Fuzz16]

actually it depends on the fish...some are very aggressive and some very timid. its possible if you grow him up with all the little fish he wont eat them. but thats a very big wish for such a thing as a gold gourami. id say try it out.

 

[Katome556]

i'll try it and see if it works out,if it does'nt i'll just give him back to my friend..

 

[Katome556]

double post:

Well i put the gold gourami in my 30 gal tank about an hour ago and it seems my betta and him/her get along pretty good etc for the fact that she hates his/her feelers touching her when the gourami comes over to check her out also the gourami seems to have little to no interest in the guppies/platies/danio/guppy fry and my male betta on the other side of the divider.It seems interested in touching everything with it's feelers though and it loves to touch my female betta ,at least thier has been no agression between anyone yet.

Oh and i have to add it won't leave the snail alone it keeps following him and feeling him non stop.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

It should do fine with a female betta, I haven't had a problem with that combo in the past. The gourami should get used to everyone pretty soon and stop "feeling" them.

 

[Fishywishy]

Katome--

do you have a picture of your tank......cuz I sure would like to figure out your set up for curiousity purposes!

 

[Katome556]

Heh if i had a camera i'd post pics,I actully need to buy more decorations for my tank tomarrow it kinda looks bare in some area.Also i'm gonna try buying a camera today.