Suicidal Gourami

[Titaniumtim]

My Golden Gourami just rammed the side of the tank a couple of times. Is this a normal behavior of gourami or is she having issues? Water is perfect, temp is 81. It was a loud smacking sound that i heard 30 feet away.

 

[Angelmom2]

Fish do crazy things sometimes. Maybe it is seeing it's reflection and is trying to attack it. We have a discus that constantly see's it reflection and flirts with it , even kisses the glass on occasion.

 

[Hulka9]

My male dwarf gourami tries to fight his reflection sometimes. Never rams the glass, but moves quickly.

 

[bettaowner]

How big is the tank?


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[Bichir Bro]

Thats an....odd....behavior...yeah, think that about sums it up. The only thing I can think of that could cause that would be utter panic/distress, or he's suicidal. Knowing the stock and size of his tank may help point towards a possible cause of this...outburst(?).


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[Pandicorn]

Might have seen his reflection, as said above. If he's known to be super aggressive and attacks everything, I wouldn't rule that out. When my rams see their reflections they flare up and start sort of dancing... It's weird

 

[mrvincent]

Always keep a lid on the tank. My killies lampeye are 1" long and they can jump high as 3-4 feet.

 

[Caliban07]

Any loud bangs or excessive vibrations near the tank? Sounds like he is trying to dart away quickly but ran out of tank.

 

[Titaniumtim]

20 gallon tank. She is only 2.5 inches so far. A few guppies and a couple mollies in with her. No loud noises or movement. Prolly saw her reflection. Seems most likely. Very calm fishy as a rule. Brushes up against guppies all the time. The female molly is quite aggressive tho. I think she may just agg the male to death. Other than that...

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[Coursair]

Try some floating Plants to give it some security.

Gold Gouramis get up to 6". And they sometimes become nasty as they grow up. All 3 Spot Gourami types can be nice or nasty. So keep an eye out. And yes Mollies can be bullies.



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[Mama Karoti]

Agreed on the floating plant. I have hornwort floating and my Pearl Gourami hides behind it when she's scared or shy. It seems to have a calming effect on her.


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[Titaniumtim]

I had a few frogbit floating plants. Still do but the fish keep eating the roots off of it so it's shrinking. Its just three or four really tiny floating plants now.lol. I blame the mollies.

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[Titaniumtim]

I also have a watersprite that's growing like a weed. My Goldy likes to.swim in it. And she hasn't dine the tank ramming thing again. Maybe just a one time thing!

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