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i have four three-spot gouramis...
three females and a male. is it normal
for them to chasing each other and
nip at each other's fin,
body, and etc...??? cuz mine do...
at first, they would swim together,
eat together and now,
every time they cross each other,
they bite and nip. would it be better
for me to trade in three of my three spot
and get one neon (male) Dwarf Gourami?
so it'll be one three-spot(female or male) and
one dwarf gourami... i really need help.



[span class="edited"][Edited by featherrrrr 2004-08-22 02:10][/span]


[span class="edited"][Edited by featherrrrr 2004-08-22 02:11][/span]

[span class="edited"][Edited by featherrrrr 2004-08-22 02:41][/span]

Male blue (three-spot) gouramis are somewhat aggressive to their own kind, even to females. The thing is, the more females you have, the more the aggression is spread out.

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When i had the 3 Spot Gourami they used to fight alot & i had 2 females.

Maybe you can exchange 1 or 2 Gouramis with a Pearl Gourami.

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Male and female 3 spot types (Gold/Blue/Opaline what have you) can be very aggressive. They can also be very nice..I had one that was nice, and the rest were not. 2 females were the WORST]had lip locking battles all the time like Kissing Gouramies. Pearl Gouramies are very peaceful..you could get a trio (a male and 2 females) of them. OR if any of your 3 spots are nice..you could just exchange the rest. They definitely can vary as far as personality goes. I've also had some nasty dwarf gouramies, though too..but none as bad as some of the Blues.

thanks for all your suggestions...
so far, i think all my females
are aggressive and my male is all
alone by himself and gets chased
by the females. so my conclusion
is to trade in my three females for
a male neon dwarf gourami. BUT, i
dont think i can trust two male gouramis
in the same tank. blah. or keep a my male
and a female and get a neon dwarf. what do u
guys think?

I wouldn't worry about the Blue male and a dwarf male..unless the dwarf male is aggressive.
It's hard to say what they will act like..when you are mixing very different species of gouramies such as dwarves and blues..kinda 50/50 imho. They could ignore..the dwarf could be hateful..the blue might recognize it as a male..or not.

Three spot Gouramis can be that way, they will get along at times then scrap. If they aren't tearing each other up then it's normal. You should have plants and driftwood for then to chill out in. What size tank do you have?

i have a 20g tank. i have two cave
looking decor, a white cup, a drift wood in
a corner, and four plastice plants planted
here and there.