should i reconsider gouramis as a fish to own

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when i was a lot younger, my parents had a fish tank with gouramis, and I remember one of them bullying the other gouramis to no end. What I did was take that bully out for a little while, then re-introduced him into the tank as kind of like a punishment. Then, something weird happened after that. He was the one getting bullied by another gourami! After that, I've always thought that gouramis were too aggressive for my taste. I still think they are bullies. They're pretty fish, but should I reconsider them for any future tank? should I change my view of them entirely? What are some nice peaceful gourami species to own. Thanks for your help.
 
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My brother has a number of gouramis and he does not have that aggression problem. But I think what you have experienced is somewhat common among all species. I have plecos that fight among each other.
 
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Some are worse than others. The blue/gold gouramis can be bullies, but the dwarf and pearl ones are typically more peaceful.
 
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I have 2 dwarfs they occasionally chase one another but overall are pretty peaceful don't harass any other tankmates.
 
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"Gouramis" have been run downhill in the Asian fishmills since your parents' day. Any way you can attend a fish club meeting and get clean, tank-raised gouramis? A bag of tank-raised young T. trichopterus was auctioned at my local last week. Gouramis all develop a pecking order, most strongly among the males, but even among females. Smaller looks gentler, but when a honey gourami is nest-building, defensive strife levels rise. Plant tanks densely, though, and cut down on the aggression.
 
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I WISH my dwarf gourami would stand up to my red serpaes more often...... the serpaes are the bullies in my 33g. He doesn't seem to get it, that he's 3 x the size of the little red troublemakers. I would def say that my gourami is peaceful!
(33g - 7 black skirt, 8 red serpae, 2 silver tipped, 2 otos, 2 corys, and Mr. dwarf gourami)
 
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Pearl Gouramis and Sparkling Gouramis are the peaceful ones. Although sometimes you can have peaceful Honeys, and dwarves. But each fish has a personality ranging from Sweet to Hannibal Lecter like.
 
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