Some Gouramis are more aggressive than others. Dwarf or Pearl Gouramis are very peaceful. Try a few Dwarf Gouramis. Get a male and 2 females.
are my gouramis breeding or what??
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i sent a e-mail to Drs. Foster and Smith, and they recommended a discus. which is ironic, because right after sending that, i went straight to the discus on their website, and found some that i really like! so i'll probably just go with a single discus.
I don't know if discus will be good either. I believe discus need a temp of 82-86 degrees. That would be too warm for the cories. They might also eat smaller fish, so neons might be out. I am by no means a discus expert. Maybe someone else would now better.
Interesting that they would recommend a Discus. How much do they sell those for? $50, $60, $170, $230... Yeah I would recommend one of those also if I knew that there was a good chance I could make $50 to more than $200 on a sale of a Discus.TwanDizzle said:
Discus,in addition to high water temps also need very frequent water changes. They also will not do well in small groups. From what I have researched online, you need at least 5 for them to be happy. I kind of like the discusasahobby.com website. It has lots of interesting info and pics.
There is a beginners discus article an aquaria central somewhere that was rather good too, but I couldn't find it at the moment.
There is a beginners discus article an aquaria central somewhere that was rather good too, but I couldn't find it at the moment.
I have 2 honeys in a 20 and the male's chest and belly turns bright blue and his top fin almost a neon green, and thier fins turn birght yellow. They take turns chasing each other around the tank but don't really get agressive with each other they are both growing up nicely!
Even with the 20 overstocked all the fish get along great. I have Guppies, Bamboo Shrimp, some very small kind of rainbow (about the size of a guppy). Mystery snails and otto's in there.
(it is overstocked temporarily with Mysteries and Guppies)
The male Honey is definately mating with the female but I'm not sure what is necessary to do in order to get fry.
Only agression I ever see is when I feed live blackworms and the Gouramis get a bit territorial where they are munching, but I have never sceen one harm another fish. They are blackworm magnets! And sometimes the Bamboo shrimp box each other for a particular high flow location to filter feed.
Good luck with your fish.
Even with the 20 overstocked all the fish get along great. I have Guppies, Bamboo Shrimp, some very small kind of rainbow (about the size of a guppy). Mystery snails and otto's in there.
(it is overstocked temporarily with Mysteries and Guppies)
The male Honey is definately mating with the female but I'm not sure what is necessary to do in order to get fry.
Only agression I ever see is when I feed live blackworms and the Gouramis get a bit territorial where they are munching, but I have never sceen one harm another fish. They are blackworm magnets! And sometimes the Bamboo shrimp box each other for a particular high flow location to filter feed.
Good luck with your fish.
If the Male thinks it is time to mate then it should build a bubble nest. That is the first sign of a male Gourami wanting to breed.
