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Hiu all<br>my problem is one of my drawf gourami is chasing the other endlessy..they have been in tank for little over a week now and he has just started chasing him.<br><br>will this go on till the weaker one is dead? or will he calm down again. they have 200L of swimming space i presumed this would be enough to keep aggression down.<br>Should i return the aggro dwarf? <br><br>im worried he will kill the weak dwarf and stress out the other tank mates<br><br>thank you for any help <img src='/images/forums/smile.gif' border=0><br>

Hi

What size tank are you keeping them in?

Please let us know some of the specifics- other tank mates- decor, etc

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So, you have two dwarf gouramis and one is chasing the other one? You probably have two males, and the dominant one doesn't tolerate the other very well. Dwarf gouramis can be suprisingly aggressive towards conspecifics, especially when males are involved. If you can't solve the problem by breaking up the current territories and providing extra cover, then it would be a good idea to return one of the fish.

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This is fairly common with most gourami species, especially if you have two males. Is your tank planted with plenty of hiding places? Watch them for a few more weeks and see if they don't calm down (it took my pearls about 4 weeks to tolerate each other). If it looks like one of them is getting nipped or shredded fins, separate them immediately.

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tank size is 285L but with water level, gravel etc its only 200L. there is 3 big bits of driftwood creating caves and is heavily planted along sides and back side of tank.
other tank mates are 4 glowlight tetras.

You have enough room and it sounds like there are enough hiding places to provide territory for them both. I would just keep an eye on them - if their are injuries to either of them- they would need to be seperated.

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