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[PWattwood]

My male dwarf gourami is chasing/ bullying the female. I've had them a month and they have always been fine.

Any advice please

 

[fort384]

Please read the sticky in the Freshwater & Brackish - Fish or Plant Profiles forum:
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f29/what-goes-in-this-forum-151203.html

I have moved this thread to Freshwater & Brackish - General Discussion

 

[rich311k]

What size tank? Are you sure it is a female?

 

[PWattwood]

Yer def sure male and female, tank is 24 litres?

 

[bruinsbro1997]

If I'm correct that is six US gallons, IMO gouramis are not suitable in that tank size, it is probably out of agression and they should be moved to a bigger tank. Could you post a pic of them? That way we can be 100% sure whether they are male and female.

 

[PWattwood]

Not US gallons it's UK

 

[maddybrat]

So it would be five.. If google was right.

 

[jcolon]

Yer def sure male and female, tank is 24 litres?

That's about 5-6 us gallons and is too small a space for Gouramis.
They have territorial aggression and need to be in a larger tank.

 

[PWattwood]

Hi here's my dwarf gouramis, pic not great sorry

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Judging by the coloration (that's how I sexed my gouramis) one is a male and one is a female. In that small of a tank the male does not have enough territory and will most likely take it out on the female. I would suggest rehoming them to a bigger tank if possible, that way he has more room to wander and she has more room to hide.

 

[NoMoreGoldFish]

Did you just post a map and address to your house along with the picture of your fish on the internet? That's not very safe.

 

[PWattwood]

Did you just post a map and address to your house along with the picture of your fish on the internet? That's not very safe.

I didn't mean to do that, didn't realise I had done it till it posted

 

[eco23]

I didn't mean to do that, didn't realise I had done it till it posted

You can go back and edit the post to remove the image...otherwise you can click the report button and ask a moderator to remove it for you. Yeah, there's some crazy people out there...hopefully not too many here on the site

 

[NoMoreGoldFish]

If they start spawning, the male will get even more aggressive.