I have an 80G planted community tank. I have a much beloved flame dwarf gourami in it with a bunch of tetras and other small fishies. I would like to add a bit of color and am considering adding a powder blue and a turquoise or neon blue. Would this be likely to stress my favorite fish out too much?
Territorial Dwarf Gouramis?
- Thread starter peterbiss
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Adding new fish always stresses the fish out. In my experience with gouramis it can take a little while for things to settle down but after the figure out who's boss they'll settle down. I have a gold three spot gourami that's very dominant and when I added two new three spot gouramis it took a good week before she'd stop harassing them. They all get along just fine now.
In a planted 80 you might be ok. In my experience though my dwarf gourami were even territorial to other fish in the tank. I had 2 in my 29. Had to move one and then the remaining even started getting mean to my german blue ram, chasing him all over the place. So I gave him to my father in law who has a 90 planted with angels and rainbows and he chases the rainbows. Some fish are just jerks I guess.
I added a turquoise dwarf yesterday. The flame spent a good part of the day chasing him around. I hope it will let up soon. I will keep you posted.
dwarfs are pretty peaceful u should b fine.
i have 2 in a 75 and they nudge each other once in awhile..
they don't bother any other fish in my tank and its loaded with anabantoids...
But i believe the best way to deal with an already established individual who can be aggressive is to add 2 fish,maybe get a powderd blue and add him in there 2..
That way the tank boss has to chase 2 around,so splitting the bullying 50/50 and eventually hell get bored and exhausted of picking on them
i have 2 in a 75 and they nudge each other once in awhile..
they don't bother any other fish in my tank and its loaded with anabantoids...
But i believe the best way to deal with an already established individual who can be aggressive is to add 2 fish,maybe get a powderd blue and add him in there 2..
That way the tank boss has to chase 2 around,so splitting the bullying 50/50 and eventually hell get bored and exhausted of picking on them