Mean Gourami!

[Puddle]

Hi I bought 2 Gourami's a while ago and they are both healthy. One is bigger than the other and chases the small one all the time so it hides alot :? . It will eat but only when it can see it's safe. Is it a good idea to get another/a few or is 2 usually OK? Or are there any other things I can do - I feel very sorry for the little one!

Thanks!

 

[rich311k]

What size tank and what kind of gouramis? In many cases you are better off with just one gourami.

 

[cabezon]

I had the same problem with a pair of gold gouramis that I had. I pulled the bigger male out and the smaller female is growing rapidly. now she's being mean to some of the smaller fish.

On a side note, she ate two of the snails that I put in for the yoyo. she slurped them like it was quarter oyster night at hooters.

 

[Zagz]

Do you know if you have a male or female or both males? Are they the same type of gourami? Quite frequently male gourami's have difficulty being housed together.

 

[fearlessfisch]

LOL quarter oyster night at Hooters.

 

[Puddle]

Ha ha perhaps I should call the mean one Hooter now...

I have two Dwarf, they are both quite silvery blue, not much red - need to check out the dorsal fins to try to figure out the sexing. Tank is 40gallon...

 

[Puddle]

Think they are both females - perhaps I should get a male...

 

[supermazz9]

with dwarf gouramis, don't the females stay silver, while the male get colour?

 

[Puddle]

Think the beaten up gourami is going to go to Fish heaven - wasn't looking good this morning!