Dwarf Gourami

[SANND]

I was just curious, not that I plan on doing this mind, but could person keep a dwarf gourami in a small tank normally used for bettas? Like a 1.5 or 2 gallon tank?

 

[gcnb11]

I dont think so

 

[jeremy]

Actually you could. If you go to walmart they have a 2 gal. bowfront with a pic on it with two dwarfs in it. And besides they dont get more than a couple of inches anyway.

 

[timisu87]

I personally think that it could not be possible, because the the tank would be too small for the gourami. And the picture on a box cannot determine if the fish is truely happy, many of the boxes out there stuff 10 tiger barbs in a 3 gallon tank. So thats not an accurate measure.

 

[hyunelan2]

aquariumfish.net, which I refer to often, says you will eventually need a 29g for dwarf gouramis. If you really want a gouami for a smaller tank, I would say honey gouramis might be a better choice, but those should have at least a 10g tank. 1.5-2g tank really shouldn't be used for anything other than fry or QTing. (I know, I'm a hippocrit because my betta is in a 1g, but I'm working on changing that).