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	different dwarf gouramis
greenfootball Fish Addict Posts: 613 Kudos: 360 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jul-2001	i currently have 1 male dwarf neon blue gouramis, and i want to get a powder blue gouramis, and a dwarf flaming red gouramis, will the 3 of them fight? cuz i heard these guys are furious against their own kinds, but what about slightly different species? btw, i have a 29 gallon, med planted
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	All those gouramis are the same species just different colors. Dwarf gouramis actually like company but won't get along in small spaces. 2 might work in a 29g tank but I probably wouldn't try 3.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	i have to agree...if confined in a tight space..they will just chase one another...making it stressful for any fish being chased.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
rainbowman Fingerling Posts: 35 Kudos: 39 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Aug-2004	I have had same experience with 2 dwarfs in a 60 litre (15 US Gallons) the slightly larger picked and nipped and chased the other endlessly till the death!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	It's better to have 2 Dwarf Gourami's, instead of 3. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49


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