Gouramis fins

[Jstew]

Wondering if anyone would agree that the fins looks like this from being nipped at by other gouramis??? I believe this is a male (correct me if im wrong) and there are 3 females in the tank. Would that be normal behavior?

 

[Essjay]

It does look like it's been nipped.

Are you 100% certain the other three are females? It's usually males that nip females, not the other way round. Can you post photos of them, please, to make sure.
Are there any other fish in the tank which could have nipped the gourami?

 

[UnknownFishies]

Those have definitely been nipped. Gourami fins should be smooth like.

 

[Slaphppy7]

Any plastic plants in the tank?

 

[Jstew]

Which are male or female do you think. The dwarf and the pearl gourami do most of the picking. The flame dwarf is pretty shy

 

[Jstew]

THis is the one getting picked on. Mainly by the other dwarf gourami

 

[Essjay]

All three dwarf gouramis are male.

The orange one is a male of the flame or sunset variety. Females of this variety are plain silver.
The two blue and red striped fish are also males, they are too brightly coloured for females. Sometimes the females have a hint of stripes but are also usually plain silver.

The pearl gourami is either a female or an immature male. Mature males have fringes on the edges of their fins.


It is not advisable to mix gourami species in the same tank.
Dwarf gouramis are at the more aggressive end of the gourami behaviour spectrum. Unless the tank is very large, there should be no more than one male in a tank - and you have three.

The male in post#6 is being bullied. The only way to save him is to move him to another tank with no other gouramis. Or possibly rehome all three of the gouramis in post #5 and keep the bullied one and hope he recovers.
If the bullied one does die from being picked on, it's likely that one of the three will start picking on one of the others.

 

[Jstew]

Which are male or female do you think. The dwarf and the pearl gourami do most of the picking. The flame dwarf is pretty shy

Arent the fe

All three dwarf gouramis are male.

The orange one is a male of the flame or sunset variety. Females of this variety are plain silver.
The two blue and red striped fish are also males, they are too brightly coloured for females. Sometimes the females have a hint of stripes but are also usually plain silver.

The pearl gourami is either a female or an immature male. Mature males have fringes on the edges of their fins.


It is not advisable to mix gourami species in the same tank.
Dwarf gouramis are at the more aggressive end of the gourami behaviour spectrum. Unless the tank is very large, there should be no more than one male in a tank - and you have three.

The male in post#6 is being bullied. The only way to save him is to move him to another tank with no other gouramis. Or possibly rehome all three of the gouramis in post #5 and keep the bullied one and hope he recovers.
If the bullied one does die from being picked on, it's likely that one of the three will start picking on one of the others

Thanks for the reply i was under the impression that atleast 2 were female (pearl) and (dwarf not being picked on) being the shape of their fins body size etc.. Is a 75 gallon tank enough space for them? thats what they are in along with 3 angel fish 4 barbs and 4 cory. (All get along well) Also the gourami being picked on isnt hiding or anything and still eating and acting normal. Think they will ever “work it out” and be peaceful with each other?

 

[Jstew]

This picture contradicts what you are saying about this dwarf gourami (picture shown) looks like i atleast have one female in the tank

 

[Essjay]

The pearl gourami does look female, but if it is very young it could be an immature male. If you've had it more than a few months, it will be a female but if it's just been bought a few days ago it could be very young.


Fins are not the most accurate way to tell.

With the orange-red variety, females have no colour, they are plain silver. Only the males are red.

With the striped ones, if they are very brightly coloured they are male. The neon blue variety female does have coloured stripes but they are not as bright as males. With other striped varieties the female is either plain silver of has just a hint of stripes.


75 gallons should be big enough for multiple male gouramis, though it should have some tall decor to break up line of sight.

 

[Jstew]

All three dwarf gouramis are male.

The orange one is a male of the flame or sunset variety. Females of this variety are plain silver.
The two blue and red striped fish are also males, they are too brightly coloured for females. Sometimes the females have a hint of stripes but are also usually plain silver.

The pearl gourami is either a female or an immature male. Mature males have fringes on the edges of their fins.


It is not advisable to mix gourami species in the same tank.
Dwarf gouramis are at the more aggressive end of the gourami behaviour spectrum. Unless the tank is very large, there should be no more than one male in a tank - and you have three.

The male in post#6 is being bullied. The only way to save him is to move him to another tank with no other gouramis. Or possibly rehome all three of the gouramis in post #5 and keep the bullied one and hope he recovers.
If the bullied one does die from being picked on, it's likely that one of the three will start picking on one of the others.

Yea it has plenty of places to “hide and divide” rocks plants etc. have had the pearl gourami for about 3 weeks now. Think it is femals. Thank you for the feedback