The LFS only had one male, so I bought him. I wanted to get him some females, another LFS just got a shipment in but they are bigger than mines. My current male is probably around 1 1/2 inches, the new females seem to be about 2 1/2 inches. Will they bully my shrimpy male or will he be fine with the bigger females?
And also, the females looked kind of plain/pale and seemed to be missing their pearls and colors while the males looked fine. I'm not sure if it's genetic or if they were stressed because there were a bunch of them stuffed into a small tank. I'm just wondering if it's temporary because I just don't want to end up with a pearl-less pearl gourami. They're a good LFS though, they just got super stocked (looked like they just got everything in the day before I went a few days ago) for a sale they're having this weekend.
And also, the females looked kind of plain/pale and seemed to be missing their pearls and colors while the males looked fine. I'm not sure if it's genetic or if they were stressed because there were a bunch of them stuffed into a small tank. I'm just wondering if it's temporary because I just don't want to end up with a pearl-less pearl gourami. They're a good LFS though, they just got super stocked (looked like they just got everything in the day before I went a few days ago) for a sale they're having this weekend.
