Bully Blue Guoarmi

[hilldaddy71]

I have 3 of them, one which keeps the other 2 hiding out ALL the time....
Feeding time he chases the others, anytime they come out basically.
Had them for about 4 weeks, and planning on adding a couple more fish soon.
Should I wait tio see when I add fish if the Bully changes his ways, or try and give him back. I cant enjoy my tank b/c of him, honestly???
Please advise....
Thanks for any suggestions
hilldaddy

29gal
3 blue guoarmis
30/60 whisper advanced filter

 

[Harlock]

Gouramis are aggressive and territorial. It's not at all uncommon for them to fight amongst one another. I would actually advise you to return two of them and keep one. Unless these are dwarf gouramis, they are going to get rather large for that tank.

 

[theop]

What is your male/female distribution. If you have more than 1 male (back of the dorsal fin is pointed vs. rounded in a female), that may be the cause of your problems.

For 3, having 0 or 1 males and the rest females is your best bet, but even then you may have problems. I have found that blue/gold gouramies are the most aggressive among the 5 or 6 species I have kept.

 

[FooF]

yeah, my gouramis (2 blue, 1 gold) are *******s. they always have been, but theyve established a pecking order and settled down A LITTLE BIT.
mine also have a little more room, as they are almost the only topwater fish in my 130.

 

[greenday04]

yeah, my gouramis (2 blue, 1 gold) are *******s. they always have been.

I bought 2 dwarf neon blue gourami (males), one was such an ******* that he picked on the other one and poked the other ones' eye out! The other one on the other hand is the most mello fish I have seen. He is my pal since I nursed him back to health after loosing his eye.

I would suggest keeping a real close eye on the aggressive one or replace the others as suggested because in just a matter of minutes or hours he might injure the other ones in a heart beat!

 

[hilldaddy71]

what kind of fish should i add if i get rid of the other 2, b/c they are being abused.....the bully is the prettiest one ive had ever.?

hilldaddy

 

[Harlock]

what kind of fish should i add if i get rid of the other 2, b/c they are being abused.....the bully is the prettiest one ive had ever.?

hilldaddy

Just about anything you can think of, actually. A single gourami usually does fine in a community tank. You'll want to avoid any other anabantids (bettas, paradise fish etc.) but really, a nice school of harlequinn rasboras would look nice in there, maybe some livebearers if your into husbandry and fry rearing, corydoras catfish make neat little bottom dwellers...