Angry Gourami
- Thread starter Alec2cool
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I have 2 10g tanks with rocks filters heaters and plants in my closet all closed up. Ive put up with this fish for over 4 months of him killing my new fish and my old ones. Im done wasting my time with him, He wont die in the tank he's in, in fact he's watching me type right now(tank is next to the computer). He's fine and seems to like it. Honestly i think hes happy to finally have a space to compeletly call his own. I know its small but its his fault
Well, I don't think your gourami is maliciously doing anything, he's just being what he is. You set him up a nice tank and then all these strange fish start invading! He wasn't trying to cause you stress or discomfort, unlike the other way around. I hope he finds a new home soon.
Me to, he is one of the prettiest fish ive seen. And i think he knows it lol, He turns his side to me and flicks his bottom and top fins up if i turn on the light and look really close to the tank. Lol
You could try rearranging the tank he was in, and then putting him back after all the other fish have gotten used to the changes and established their territories. That way, he's the new kid on the block and needs to make nice.
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i'm no expert by any means......but have been surfing the posts alot for a while now and this seems to be a pretty popular method for taming aggressive fish (have not had reason to try this myself but have heard of many great results) hopefully, if you can find it in your heart to keep your gorgeous little buddy, this will work for you
I know that method well and i've tried it with differant troublemaking fish but it doesnt work for this guy. Ill put him in the newly arranged tank and he will hide for a bit and then as soon as he sees the fish he doesnt like, he chases it nonstop. He just doesnt like tankmates, not even bottom feeders.
Sometimes the best way to control a alpha male personality is put him in with a bigger bully. I had a angry gourami that I gave to my father in law. He put him in with his huge angel fish and he chilled out a lot. But after a while he started chasing everything but the Angel's. Then one day he came home to find him dead, I am thinking he tried stepping up to the Angels and lost.
As a good looking fish, and presumably entertaining to you when he's not bugging other fish, why not set up a 10g for him alone? You know he can't act up anymore if there's no one else to bully... You can still admire his beauty and he can be happy in his little kingdom.
Setting up his own sounds like a good idea. Would a 3g work with filter and heater? i know a really nice one at petsmart
