Chasing Gourami :-(

[Stephanie87]

hii!!

Ive got two honey gouramis. the one is ALOT bigger than the other and hes started chasing the little one So the little one spends all day hiding and doesn't seem to get any food either as the big eats it all.

What shall i do???

thanks
steph x

 

[ZoddyZod]

considering the size difference, are you 100% sure they are both honey gourami? Maybe the larger one is a red robin dwarf gourami or a similar colour morph?

have you got a picture of the fish?

 

[stoneagedinosaur]

Hi Steph

I had this problem with my pearl gouramis. Do you know teir genders? I had one male and one female. They were a right nightmare. I went and bought what I thought was another female but turned out to be another male. This has plain confused the original big male and he just leaves the other two alone now. I believe the rule of thumb is one male to two female. Just like at home - having two ladies in the house confuses the heck out of me and I just go and watch my fish

 

[Stephanie87]

I was told when i bought them that they were both honey gouramis....ones a yellow honey and ones a red honey.
I just found out that red honey gouramis are actually cross breeds between yellow honeys and dwarf gouramis??? i dont know how true that is. but perhaps that's one of the reasons they weren't getting on?

the yellow is a female, and I don't know how to tell with the red one?

anyway, I ended up taking the red one back to the shop as I caught him fin nipping as well! exchanged him for a yellow honey (female), so fingers crossed this time!

thanks for your help!! xx

 

[Cleggat]

The same happened with my kissers, so I separated them about 2 months ago, taking the bigger one out of the tank for a few days when I put him back in they were best of friends and still are.

 

[Carlovel1]

I just found out that red honey gouramis are actually cross breeds between yellow honeys and dwarf gouramis??? i dont know how true that is. but perhaps that's one of the reasons they weren't getting on?

Not at all. Red Honey Gouramis are simply a colour morph of the normal honey gourami.

 

[Joshwainwright]

Hi Steph
Just like at home - having two ladies in the house confuses the heck out of me and I just go and watch my fish

How the hell have you managed 2 women at once?

 

[bae1994]

if i was you id get another yellow femail so it confuses the red gourami

 

[bitsnbobs]

I have one male Dwarf Gourami and 3 females...I've called the male 'Elvis' (King of the Tank!) he chases the females a bit, they are quite territorial the males...but my girls have sussed him out I think and they just swim off when he starts...and swim straight back so they are not fazed by him at all.

How big is your tank I wonder? do they have room to get away from each other? I see you have changed the culprit anyway so I hope all is peaceful in your aquarium now....

 

[Stephanie87]

Thanks! I returned the culprit to my local fish store and all WAS peaceful......until I added a cheeky white tip tetra. He's just as bad!

I have one male Dwarf Gourami and 3 females...I've called the male 'Elvis' (King of the Tank!) he chases the females a bit, they are quite territorial the males...but my girls have sussed him out I think and they just swim off when he starts...and swim straight back so they are not fazed by him at all.

How big is your tank I wonder? do they have room to get away from each other? I see you have changed the culprit anyway so I hope all is peaceful in your aquarium now....