Dwarf Gourami in a 10 Gallon Tank

[hubby]

I'm planning on going to PetSmart this weekend to pick up a Dwarf Gourami for my 10 gallon tank that's been running for a while now with a few female guppies.

I was wondering what fish will go well with dwarf gouramis..I'm planning on getting rid of the guppies to make room for it. How can I know which dwarf gourami is the most healthiest ( no diseases ). What are some decors that will satisfy the gourami? I have 3 fake plants and a house with windows the fish can go into.

 

[Jannika]

I've never kept gouramis, but I believe they're middle-to-top dwellers, so 5 or 6 little bottom dwelling cory cats would fill out the tank nicely. You may want to get a couple more silk plants and make sure the gravel is fairly smooth for them.

Since it's Petsmart, you probably won't be able to see if it's eating, so I would say just make sure the fish looks active and alert, no cloudy eyes, and color is good.

 

[fishycat]

Gourami enjoy floating plants. You can use fake or real.

If you do corydoras catfish, you could possibly fit 4 standard sized (grow out to 2-3") such as peppered/paleatus, bronze/aeneus, or pandas but they'd be better off in a longer tank. Now if you can find dwarf cories (habrosus, hastatus or pygmaeus - max out at 1" size) you could have 6-8 with the dwarf gourami.