Aggresive Gourami

[bradleybygrave]

Hello Everyone
on Sunday i purchased 2 golden Gouramis. I belive that one of them is pregnant and the other keeps biting it, this has resulted in a split tail, any ideas what to do and will the other gourami be alright with a split tail?
Thanks Bradley

 

[Tonyb111111]

Hello Everyone
on Sunday i purchased 2 golden Gouramis. I belive that one of them is pregnant and the other keeps biting it, this has resulted in a split tail, any ideas what to do and will the other gourami be alright with a split tail?
Thanks Bradley

Hi Bradley, Gouramis are egg layers. I assume it is a male and female and the one been chased is the female. This can look quite aggressive but generally doesn't result in damage. My male does it a lot more when he has built a bubble nest and is trying to get the ladies interested. What else in the tank?
Just noticed the sig. Suggest you get at least 4 more corys, and maybe a couple more neons. There doesn't seem to anything else in there doing the damage. Suggest you keep on eye in the behaviour, and keep an eye for a bubble nest

 

[bradleybygrave]

the tank isnt finished yet, another 3 platys are going in, 3 Bosemanis and another 3 Corydorus. The gouramis fin is really badly split, i dont know if there is a male and a female, its a guess that its pregnant becuase its sort of swelling up aroun d the antenas/things and the giles, sort of round ish.
Will they become aggressive to the other fish if they lay eggs?

 

[Tonyb111111]

the tank isnt finished yet, another 3 platys are going in, 3 Bosemanis and another 3 Corydorus. The gouramis fin is really badly split, i dont know if there is a male and a female, its a guess that its pregnant becuase its sort of swelling up aroun d the antenas/things and the giles, sort of round ish.
Will they become aggressive to the other fish if they lay eggs?

When eggs are in the bubble nest it's all down to the male to look after them? He he will kill other fish trying to protect it (I lost three danios the first time) The male has a longer and more pointed dorsal fin than the female. Look up some images on line and see if you can sex them, that would be helpful.

 

[bradleybygrave]

what do i do with eggs if i end up with them?
would it be an idea to change the male for a feamle, then i wouldnt have babys, eggs or fin nipping?

 

[Tonyb111111]

I actually float the nest into a homemade netted box until the fry are free swimming after about three days, then put them into a fry tank. The male never gets aggressive if his nest isn't thereto protect. It's up to you really whether you swap or keep

 

[bradleybygrave]

I think I will swap it and just keeP a pair of males, will they be fine with bosemani rainbows

 

[Tonyb111111]

Not a good idea as they will fight unless you have a much bigger tank. A lot of people keep just one male, or one male and two females. Regarding the rainbows, I am not to familiar with these but I think they are best kept in small shoals and your tank may be to small for this. Suggest you ask someone else about this

 

[Ruskull]

2 males is a bad idea...............2 females can work if they;re of similar size.

 

[Essjay]

I would suggest the tank is not suitable for bosemani rainbows. It's not so much the volume as the shape, assuming you are meaning the lido in your signature. The lido is almost a cube. For a 120 litre tank it is only 61cm long; that's the length of most 60 litre tanks. Bosemanis grow 4 to 5 inches, too big for a 61cm long tank.