Fish are good Water results are good - Aquarium Advice

fishygurl · 01-18-2006, 10:18 PM

So, my gouramis seem to being doing good! The water is testing Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 and Nitrate 5. The only thing im worried about is that the male keeps chasing the female. Also he is a bit of a food hog. When i fish got them the female would race him to the food. But now it is almost as if she is scared he will do something to her if she trys to get some food. Im worried that she might not get enough food. Advice?

fishygurl · 01-18-2006, 10:31 PM

Here are some pics

rich311k · 01-18-2006, 10:37 PM

Very pretty fish. Do you have a picture of the female?

fishygurl · 01-18-2006, 10:43 PM

The first pic is the female (or atleast i think shes a female!) , she is quite colorful for a female, i know but she is to round to be a male

rich311k · 01-18-2006, 10:45 PM

I hope you are right, but that fish looks male to me.

fishygurl · 01-18-2006, 10:47 PM

Well, wouldnt they be fighting if they were both males, also the male was trying (to much current) to make a bubble nest (or atlest thats what it looked like...) he wouldnt do that if there was no female, would he?

bosk1 · 01-18-2006, 11:34 PM

I think the first one looks like a female, although she does have somewhat uncharacteristically distinct markings for a female.

Lonewolfblue · 01-19-2006, 12:05 AM

It's hard to tell if it's a male or female. I have 2 males in my tank, and there's no aggression. Just an occasional chase. They hang together quite a bit.

Nice pictures. Those are some nice looking fish.

rich311k · 01-19-2006, 12:07 AM

If one is chasing the other and not letting it eat, you have a problem. Watch closely you may have to return one.

fishygurl · 01-19-2006, 11:54 AM

She eats, just the other one eats more, the female is smarter thats, for sure.... She see the food waaay before he does and she eats the ones that float down to the bottom, while the male only takes the ones on the top...

01-18-2006, 10:18 PM	#1
fishygurl Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: British columbia Canada Posts: 399	Fish are good Water results are good So, my gouramis seem to being doing good! The water is testing Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 and Nitrate 5. The only thing im worried about is that the male keeps chasing the female. Also he is a bit of a food hog. When i fish got them the female would race him to the food. But now it is almost as if she is scared he will do something to her if she trys to get some food. Im worried that she might not get enough food. Advice? __________________ 24 Gallon Freshwater Community Planted ____________________________ Alex

01-18-2006, 10:43 PM	#4
fishygurl Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: British columbia Canada Posts: 399	The first pic is the female (or atleast i think shes a female!) , she is quite colorful for a female, i know but she is to round to be a male __________________ 24 Gallon Freshwater Community Planted ____________________________ Alex

01-18-2006, 10:47 PM	#6
fishygurl Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: British columbia Canada Posts: 399	Well, wouldnt they be fighting if they were both males, also the male was trying (to much current) to make a bubble nest (or atlest thats what it looked like...) he wouldnt do that if there was no female, would he? __________________ 24 Gallon Freshwater Community Planted ____________________________ Alex

01-18-2006, 11:34 PM	#7
bosk1 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 693	I think the first one looks like a female, although she does have somewhat uncharacteristically distinct markings for a female. __________________ http://dreamtheaterforums.org/forum/index.php

01-19-2006, 12:05 AM	#8
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	It's hard to tell if it's a male or female. I have 2 males in my tank, and there's no aggression. Just an occasional chase. They hang together quite a bit. Nice pictures. Those are some nice looking fish. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

01-18-2006, 10:37 PM	#3
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	Very pretty fish. Do you have a picture of the female?

01-18-2006, 10:45 PM	#5
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	I hope you are right, but that fish looks male to me.

01-19-2006, 12:07 AM	#9
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	If one is chasing the other and not letting it eat, you have a problem. Watch closely you may have to return one.

01-19-2006, 11:54 AM	#10
fishygurl Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: British columbia Canada Posts: 399	She eats, just the other one eats more, the female is smarter thats, for sure.... She see the food waaay before he does and she eats the ones that float down to the bottom, while the male only takes the ones on the top... __________________ 24 Gallon Freshwater Community Planted ____________________________ Alex

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