Kissing gouramis

[william]

Does anyone have kissing gouramis i have 2 and they are pretty cool just wondering what you think about them?

 

[Mercury]

I've seen them,but they never really caught my fancy. I also don't really like all white fish. They aren't very attractive. But I've never had them, so...

 

[midmichman80]

I do have one, from what I understand they can get rather large. Mercury, you are right, they are not the most attractive looking fish, but interesting none the less. As a gourami they utilize the labrynth organ getting oxygen from the water surface. Their big lips and rasping action looks like they try to kiss everything in the tank. I noticed mine likes to eat some of my live plants, my crypt didn't last a week in his tank and he started eating at my glossostigma shortly after I put it in. A shy fish by himself, hopefully with a pair of them they will be more social for you then mine is for me. William, have you seen the two of them spar with their lips? It is a pretty cool site to see and usually ends up without harm to either. Anything else you have in your tank with them?

 

[william]

no i have not seen them lock lips. I have some other fish in there but they all get along accept for the great danio i have they like to mess around with each other.

 

[mistercoffee]

I thought they were cute, with the whole kissing thing.

But my fiance and I thought they looked a little "dumb".

I know it might sound horrible, but it's true.

 

[william]

yea they are a little bit weird