Gourami

[Valerie]

I was wondering..... if i put two female(dwarf) gouramis together would they be aggressiveto each other? I want to put these fish in a 30 community tank and I dont want them to be aggressive to my other fish either. Thankyou for all the help.

 

[Colisa lalia]

The females will without a doubt be aggressive to each other. However they will be very unaggressive to the other fish. What else is in your tank?

 

[inline_sk8a]

True, if you get two of the same kind of female gourami they will be aggressive but if you get different female gourami they should be ok....

 

[Valerie]

I have 5 cherry barbs 5 neons 3 Sword tail 2khuli loaches (hope i spelled that right) and 1 pleco.
It is a 30 gallon Hexagon.
Oh and do gouramis like live plants?

 

[Valerie]

I was also wondering how do you sex the gouramis?

 

[phOOey]

well i think dwarfs would be fine in that tank, its easy to tell males from females, males are slightly bigger and a much more brightly coloured, while females are smaller and are just silver with a hint of gold. If i were you i'd just get one male dwarf as the are much nicer looking than females, why not try a neon blue dwarf.

 

[kool_sk8a]

and yes gouramis certainly appreciate live plants

 

[Valerie]

I was reading some information about gouramis and alot of people said that were aggresive to the other fish they had in there tank. What are you experinces with them in a community tank?

And if I did get a male by itself wouldn't it be lonely?

I was also considering getting a male and female together and put it together in a ten gallon. Is ten to small?And would they get along fine?

 

[Lotus]

A male or female gourami won't get lonely on its own.

You could put a male and a female dwarf in a 10g together, but you couldn't put a blue, opaline or pearl in there. As long as it stays under 2 inches (dwarf cinnamon, powder blue or neon blue), it will be OK in a 10g.

 

[Valerie]

How well do gouramis breed? Is it easy?

 

[Velvet AciD]

If you condition Gouramis right and give them good nest building material then it really shouldn't be a problem.

Gouramis build bubble-nests, so riccia is a wonderful plant to have in the tank if you're trying to breed them. Also in order to condition them, lowering the water just a bit and feeding your gouramis live foods helps.

I wouldn't say it's easy, but with a little enthusiasum it can defintly happen.

 

[I-Love-Fishies]

I've had 2 females together, 2 females and a male, a pair, and just a male.

DG's are inoffensive to even the smallest fish. 2 females will "spar" but eventually pick out territories and leave eachother alone. A male and female is a good bet. The males are actually more shy and LESS aggressive.

 

[Valerie]

How do two males get along?

 

[doctawife]

Terribly. They will try to kill each other. And eventually, one will succeed. I have two females together in my twenty-nine gallon and they seem to get on fine. Then again, they are different sub-types, so that helps.

-doctawife

 

[Valerie]

Thank you for your help.... Now I wont have to make them suffer. Thank you again.

Oh and I was also wondering are the chances of a male and female getting along in a ten gallon good?