Kissing Gouramis
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the kissing behaivor is competition like was said in aprevious post
but they arent kissing like int eh human sense
they are asserting their dominance over the other with out nipping at eachother
they are seeing who can look like the biggest badass instead of beating the crap out of eachother
i think its more civilized
its pretty facinating to watch
but they arent kissing like int eh human sense
they are asserting their dominance over the other with out nipping at eachother
they are seeing who can look like the biggest badass instead of beating the crap out of eachother
i think its more civilized
its pretty facinating to watch
Full grown kissing gouramies, most in a 30g tank, 0. One, a 12" full bodied fish belongs in a tank at minimum 55 to 75 gallons. Two adult kissing gouramies are not peaceful fish, unless you have a really large tank, a pair is the most you should have. Three, they need hiding spots, meaning rockwork, which will take away from the volume of the tank.
They should take about 2 years to reach ~10, then they grow slower to ~12" max. The "kissing" is most often seen when they are trying to eat foods of the rocks or the bottom of the tank, or in a tank that does not allow enough room for more than two, it is a sign of aggression.
Anyways, kissing gouramies do not belong in a 30 gallon tank.
They should take about 2 years to reach ~10, then they grow slower to ~12" max. The "kissing" is most often seen when they are trying to eat foods of the rocks or the bottom of the tank, or in a tank that does not allow enough room for more than two, it is a sign of aggression.
Anyways, kissing gouramies do not belong in a 30 gallon tank.