Dwarf Gourami tankmates?

welcome to ac. nice fish. the one inch per gallon rule is not always true, not sure but there is not many fish that will work in a 5g. maybe abetta or some shrimp

hi and welcom to AC i have kept these g'mai befor and also the blue version . i find them great fish but to answer your question id honestly try to get a larger tank and then get him a friend. they are carnivores and a snail is probably not a good idea .. he wouldnt eat the snail whole but would nip at it. as far as tank mates go mine live with all sorts - honey g'mai, kissing g'mais betta's parrot's plattys and sailfin plec and have never had any trouble with any of them. i personally would not add any crustacians - just incase.

but thats a fantastic looking fish and take care of him.

That's a pretty gourami. I think one in a 5g is all you can have, and I don't know if I'd trust him with shrimp.

:welcome: IMO a 5g is to small for him, he would much do better in a 15g and then you can think about adding more fish.

5 gallon is fine for a dwarf gourami, when kept singly.

I like the DG - and yours is a really nice looking fish - he looks to be in great condition. I'd only keep one fish in there though, because waste can build up pretty fast in a small tank and if there are just 2 fish in a small space, bullying can happen, with nowhere for the bullied fish to escape. In a tank with a lot more fish, there is a kind of safety in numbers - not always - but I think weak fish can stand a better chance in a crowd sometimes -they're not always the center of the bully's attention. Some Gouramis can be quite aggressive.

after reading my post i think some people thought i meant plus a betta and shrimp. what i meant was a betta or shrimp only in a 5g. thanks.

jm1212 said:

5 gallon is fine for a dwarf gourami, when kept singly.

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I couldn't disagree more. I keep mine in a 29 gallon aquarium and even that seems small at times. Just because a fish is smaller doesn't mean it doesn't need room to swim around.