sex this gourami

[linds3y]

Male or female?

 

[Majbarsalona]

Looks like a female can't really tell from the picture, I the "chin" is orange it's a male

 

[linds3y]

I think it looks like a female too.. I don't know how old it is though so I guess it could be a young male..s/he is slightly smaller than my dwarf gourami right now

 

[linds3y]

Maybe I actually do have a boy! Now that he's settled in there's a little orange coming out and he's started chasing my male dwarf gourami. Uh oh :S

 

[Samzter]

Yes it's a male.

 

[linds3y]

Hopefully they learn to get along

 

[Samzter]

Yeah, is there females in the tank?

 

[linds3y]

There's not, but it is 75 gallons

 

[Samzter]

Oh okay. I'll hope they'll be fine lol. Because they are both Gouramis they might fight, but I hope not.

 

[linds3y]

I've been watching em and after the initial chasing I haven't seen them bother each other...keeping my fingers crossed lol, I really like both of them.

 

[linds3y]

Is it normal for gouramis, even if in a tank with adequate aeration to go gulp air at the top alot? My dwarf doesn't do it as much and I just want to make sure its nothing to worry about

 

[Phoebecd]

Hey there, normally if a fish is gulping at the top of the tank it means low oxygen levels in the water... But gouramis can either use their gills to breathe water, or they can also breathe air by gulping air above the surface of the water.
So don't worry it's completely normal, mine do it all the time!

 

[linds3y]

Okay lol I know I have plenty of oxygen flowing through the water so maybe he just likes breathing at the top and he's weird lol. As long as he's okay.