Male Gourami Killer

[Onewayoflife]

i'm sorry if this is in the wrong place, but i am at my wits end. the first 2 fish i got were a pair of dwarf gouramis. the male is constantly attacking the femail. she looks ill and her fins are ripped up (or something- there are gaps in her 'tail'). How do i solve this? at the moment, the male is in a plastic bag and floating in the tank like when you buy a new fish. PLEASE HELP!! I DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY FISH!!

 

[Rosenweiss]

Can you upload your pictures? It is more than likely that you were sold two males; LFS stores rarely sell females. If that is the case, then the aggression will not stop and you will need to rehome one of them.

 

[Onewayoflife]

Can you upload your pictures? It is more than likely that you were sold two males; LFS stores rarely sell females. If that is the case, then the aggression will not stop and you will need to rehome one of them.

of course, back soon.

 

[Onewayoflife]

1) Male Gourami
2) Female Gourami (with damaged tail)
3) How they are now (very temporary)

 

[Rosenweiss]

Looks to me like two males. The second is a powder blue dwarf. If they're aggressive they'll have to be separate; can you take one back?

 

[Onewayoflife]

i will try. Would the fish shop not know they are aggressive with each other? (they were sold as a pair- and were in the same tank in the shop)

 

[Shark_Bait]

lfs don't know the facts sadly. i found out the same thing the hard way. i bought 4 DG and they said they are very peaceful. little did i know they are territorial especially against other males. they are now in 3 different tanks.

 

[Rosenweiss]

i will try. Would the fish shop not know they are aggressive with each other? (they were sold as a pair- and were in the same tank in the shop)

I'm not sure, and I'm not 100% on the ID there, but sometimes the fish shop doesn't know or gives unreliable advice.

 

[JennaSimpson]

I have DG and hose fish def look like two males .

 

[bruinsbro1997]

I have DG and they're definitely two males. One looks like a honey gourami, the other a powder blue. Can you possibly rehome them or take one back?

 

[Rosenweiss]

They're both dwarf gouramis I think; the top one might be a hybrid or a neon red.