Gourmai question

[Bubbles0oO]

I have some really pretty fancy guppies in my 55 with Platies mollies ghost shrimp and a mystery snail ( thinking of some swordtails too) and was wondering if a dwarf gourmai would work ? It is moderately planted with a growing in java moss background. Most fourms say no cause they can't swim fast enough or something others say its a 50/50 chance

 

[JokerWx13]

a gourami is fine, i have one lone gourami with tetras and guppies and its fine, i don't think it will pick on the shrimp but am not sure

 

[Bubbles0oO]

Many people had no problems with them, lol but the rest were trying to get them different homes. Anyone know about shrimp or snails even fry?

 

[JokerWx13]

gourami will eat the smaller shrimps and the fry when it gets the chance. i leave my gourami in with the guppy fry so the guppy population is in check, only a few of the fry survive and grow to be adults. if you want to keep all of your fry and shrimp, then i wouldnt get a gourami, they get at least 4 inches long

 

[Bubbles0oO]

Could a dwarf gourmai work with black skirt teteras ?

 

[JokerWx13]

yea gouramis and tetras can go together

 

[Bubbles0oO]

Would they be ok in a 16 gal bow front? It is moderately planted with a loach and some shrimp I'll move

Edit: what if I keep the guppies in the 16 and the gourmai in the 55?

 

[JokerWx13]

yep those live together fine