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Do Dwarf Gouramis need to be in pairs and do i need alot of live plants???

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Dward gouramis do not need to be in pairs but they would like live plants.

i use medicine to kill alge should i comtinu usig it?


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In the same tank as the live plants? if so, STOP NOW!! it will kill your plants!

Dwarf Gourami don't need to stay in pairs, but 2 males might fight. They don't require live plants, but live plants are very usefull in tanks & if you're using any Algae killing treatment, just stop now, do a water change & you can plant your plants.


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I paired mine up and they were killing each other! so i'd stay away from more than 2. and no you dont need any live plants.

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Last edited by C.J.T at 04-Jun-2005 10:58

I LOVE MY 55GALLON REEF!!!!!

Hey now i have 7 neons 1gorami(dwarf) 1 shrimp and now my platy(which i thought was gonna die is good, can i add her in the 10gallon i have 3 java moss and i'm getting more plant, just wonderinf if i can add her and a male in there?


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With all livebearers you always want a ratio of one male to two or three females. Male livebearers can be very aggressive about mating and will tortue a single female.

ok so can they fit because i have a female platy who is sick but i think she will make it
so can i fit 2femals and 1male?or just 2females


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if ur goin to put 2f and 1m...r u prepared to have potential fry in the near future??? provide them plants for shades to make them more confident in the tank. less stress the better.

dwarf gouramis do quite well in pairs, or in small groups where the females outnumber the males. However, this may prove difficult as it is not easy to find the females. You see, the males are much more colorful and vibrant than the females are and fish stores don't carry too many of them bacause they don't sell as well. It seems most people like the vibrant, colorful males and buy them. As for live plants, they don't need them but do like them very much, as you will find. dwarf gouramis do like vegetable matter and mine much on plants all the time. Also, as for chemicals for algae, don't use them. Most are herbicides and will harm your plants as well. Anyway, your gouramis will eat algae. Mine helped keep the plastic plants nice and clean. I thought they were nuts, eating plastic, but then once when I tossed in some algae wafers for my pleco they started munching them too.
Water quality, however is important to them, they need good, clean water. They are susceptible to a lot of maladies but can be kept very nicely and healthy by maintaining pristine water conditions. Oh, and they are rather skittish fish who like lots of hiding places.

Last edited by divertran at 07-Jun-2005 12:12

Thanks but the thing is i have a femals platy and she was sick and i thought she was gonna die 4sure but now shes better, i dont want to put her alon in the aqarium, but i dont want 1male 1female because of the stress so i'm wondering are 2 femals ok in a 10 gallon with my other fish and i have live plants, more on the way though.

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never mind thanks for the help

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she is still badly infected


10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta
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i don't think its crutial that they are in pairs