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I have three pearl gouramis and a half-dozen platies in a 30-gallon tank. When I got the pearls as juveniles bout 9 months ago, I thought I was getting one male and two females. But as it turned out, one of the "females" grew up to be a male. He's completely dominated by the other male, and spends nearly all his time hiding, although he does come out to eat and definitely enjoys his dinner.

I have an empty 55 gallon and am thinking of moving all three into it and perhaps adding a few more females. But will that solve the problem? Or is the dominant male likely to take over the entire 55 gallon? Am I better off separating them completely?

I think you should separate them and give the one that is beeing chased a girlfriend. Plus you can add some angels to your new tank

It's better to seperate them & add a few females with both of them. In the 30Gal. you can have 1 male & 2 females Pearl Gourami & add a couple of Corydoras & in the 55Gal. you can have 1 male & 2 females Pearl Gourami & the Platies & you can add some other fish that you want.



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