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mughal113   Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 160 Votes: 64 Registered: 16-Jun-2006   |  Edited by mughal113one giant gourami (5" ), one blue opaline, a pair each of platinum, snakeskin and red flame dwarf gouramis. Plus one pleco...ive removed the sharks and CLs. Am i still overstocked? |
 Posted 09-Aug-2006 08:43 |      |
Budzilla Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 197 Votes: 90 Registered: 18-Jul-2006  | I think that giant gourami's get preatty big. the profile for it on this site says that it reaches I think 27 inches? If so your tank is oversticked. -Vincent |
| Posted 09-Aug-2006 12:30 |  |
Big E Fish Addict Posts: 606 Kudos: 382 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Feb-2001 | There's a Colisia called the giant gourami...and it's maximum size is about 4-5" TL. If that's what you have, you're fine. If you have a true gourami...it gets really, really big. Those are not too common in the LFSs though. Eric |
| Posted 09-Aug-2006 13:53 | |
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005 | uh yea giant gouramis can get big, i got a shop near me that has a 600g tank and they have one in there and it is like 16 inches long Fish tanks are an expensive addiction |
| Posted 09-Aug-2006 14:57 | |
| Big E Fish Addict Posts: 606 Kudos: 382 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Feb-2001 | We still need to decide if we have one of these: http://www.fish2u.com/giantgourami.html Or one of these: http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Osphronemus_goramy.php The first fish is what has traditionally been called a giant gourami because it was a giant of the Colisa family. The later is a true gourami, but these days folks are calling them giant gouramis, too, which confuses things. Eric |
| Posted 09-Aug-2006 16:02 | |
| mughal113 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 160 Votes: 64 Registered: 16-Jun-2006 | Im afraid its the bigger one. Its been with me for around two months and it has grown to double its initial size. here's a picture of what i have... http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/mughal113/giant.jpg |
| Posted 09-Aug-2006 18:00 | |
| Big E Fish Addict Posts: 606 Kudos: 382 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Feb-2001 | Ack! That answer it...with that fish alone you're overstocked...it will create a massive bioload and not have sufficient swimming room. Otherwise, I think your tank is fine and will be quite active without the big fellow. Eric |
| Posted 09-Aug-2006 18:53 | |
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