gouramis fighting...

[LadyInBlue04]

i have two male dwarf powder gouramis, and yes, like i should have expected they are fighting a bit.
nothing major, yet anyway, no chunchs or major biting happening, just nudging.
they were both bought from the same aquarium in the lfs which i thought would make it more likely that they would get along.
i have had them for about 4 day's now and i just noticed it last night.
does anybody think that this is going to get better or should i separate them.
right now they are in a 30g planted, there are tons of little nooks and crannies and their other tank mates include 3 honey gouramis, which get along well, 4 platies, 1 sword, corys and 2 otto's.
thanks for any info...
LIB

 

[ashleigh]

Sorry, I don't think this is going to get better. I would separate them as soon as possible.

 

[ecotank]

It will totally calm down, no fighting at all....once one of them kills the other!

Sorry to be so dramatic, but yes you do need to seperate them. We had powder blue dwarfs do the same thing, it won't stop till someone is dead.

 

[ashleigh]

I was starting to feel awful for giving bad advice then I read the rest.

 

[ecotank]

lol...no just me trying to get the point across with dramatic effect.

Your advice was right on target!

 

[kikuchiyo]

Can you get a divider? Failing that or a new aquarium, one has to go back.

 

[LadyInBlue04]

thanks guys, that's what i thought.
sad but true, i had one male dwarf before and he just recently died of a fungus infection that spread because my bleeding hearts attacked him.
i really do not want a repeat performace.
one will go, now i just have to decide which one i want.
one has some amazing colour to him, but he's the really agressive one, from what i can tell.
the other isn't as bright, but i think that's because he's a little stressed.
one will go
LIB
thanks for all the help

 

[kikuchiyo]

Yeah, the less colorful one will probably color up when he's on his own.

 

[LadyInBlue04]

so he's back now, i feel bad, but what can you do.
and i got a coolie loach to help with my snail problem.
thanks for all the info guys, it helps a lot.
in the last week i keep thinking about how much bad luck i've had with this new hobby.
but i'm not ready to give up yet.
i love all the little fishies too much.
and i think i'm providing a good home for them.
i will post a picture or two when i get them on the computer.
thanks
LIB

 

[kikuchiyo]

Kuhli loaches like to be in groups of 3+...

 

[LadyInBlue04]

i just got him to get rid of the snails...
okay now i guess i have to go find him some friends, thanks
LIB

 

[ashleigh]

they're not great with snails, actually.

 

[ScubaSteve]

If you want to solve your snail problem, the best loach to get is a yoyo... Clown loaches do a better job, but will eventually get too big (especially since they like to be in small groups)....

 

[kikuchiyo]

Getting any fish do a job in the aquarium is a bad idea.