I am newbie and I have a 20 Gallon Tank. This is my first tank. Among other fishes I have I also have two Gold Gourami's. It seems that One of them chases the other one. The other one which is being chased goes and hides behind the plants. When it is feeding time it comes up and eats the food and goes and hides behind the plants again. Is it normal?
Gold Gourami
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Nope. Sounds like you got two males. I'd take the one that's being bullied back to the pet store.
Something with their anal fin is more pointed or something, I have 4 dwarf turquoise gouramis (males) and the first week i got them they were pretty mean but know they get along just find and sometimes swim back and forth along the front of the tank when hungry. But you only have 2 so agression is directed towards 1 instead of 3 in my tank.
Females tend to be a silvery grey. They're very pretty, but hard to find since they don't sell as well as the males do. Check out all the fish and pet stores near you to see if they have any. If not, ask when they get fish shipments in and go check back the evening of whatever day they tell you. Most stores will get 2 or 3 females in, but breeders and people in your situation tend to snap them up.
I suspect fish stores would sell them, but they can't order them specifically.
I suspect fish stores would sell them, but they can't order them specifically.
Keeping two labrynith (gouramis or bettas) in the same tank is not reccommeded unless there is a very big space for them to hide from each other. Gold gouramis, which are a colour variant of the blue gourami, are known to be very aggressive, especially towards each other. The behaviour you describe is normal, since the fish are aggressive, but it is very stressful and should not be allowed to continue.
two golden gouramis in a 20 is kinda pushin it. One may even be too big in adulthood. What WinterWind said is right, gouramis can be aggressive towards each other and bettas as well. As far as sexing goes, I think purplesmurf is talking about dwarf gouramis. If it is like pearl gouramis, the males dorsal fin is longer and pointier