Multiple male dwarf gourami's in Same tank?

[mr.bigglesworth]

Can I keep a group of male dwarfs together in a 48" long tank? I would get females but their a pita to find.

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[jpappy789]

How many are we talking? I would do two at most...and it would still be risky IMO. Why not go for a group of honeys or pearls if you want multiple gouramis?

 

[mr.bigglesworth]

How many are we talking? I would do two at most...and it would still be risky IMO. Why not go for a group of honeys or pearls if you want multiple gouramis?

Don't Pearls get like 6"? Can I keep honey & dwarf in the same tank?

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[jpappy789]

I wouldn't mix species, what I meant is that honeys and pearls would do better as a conspecific group and females aren't as uncommon as with dwarfs...and a 6" pearl seems unlikely.

 

[mr.bigglesworth]

My gourami's dead... he looks beat up to hell... Looks like he was mutilated in his sleep.

 

[jpappy789]

Dead fish are an easy meal...could have easily been ripped apart postmortem.

 

[mr.bigglesworth]

Dead fish are an easy meal...could have easily been ripped apart postmortem.

Yes but it seems much more likely that he was murdered. The other dwarf that I introduced ~24 hours before his demise was a lot bigger and I saw them lip-locking a few hours before. Sadly I didn't act quick enough .

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[dtn23]

I have 3 dwarf gouramis in my 55g community. 1 powder blue, 1 flame and 1 regular dwarf. They all get along very well and often share algae wafers and swim together. All 3 are male and were added seperately. Not sure if all will behave as well but this is my personal experience.

 

[tanker]

I consider my Pearls big, and they are only about 4+ inches.

IMO--The Pearl is more peaceful, but the one male I have would not allow another male in the tank.

 

[BruinsBro1997]

Honey gouramis are not aggressive and you can keep several members together. Way back when I used to have a trio of honey gouramis. Not aggressive or feisty, just minded their own business and kept to themselves. Miss those guys.

Just a note, honey gourami isnt the same thing as a dwarf gourami. Two completely different species, honey gouramis stay around the 1.5-2 inch mark and are usually only orange-gold colored.


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