new gourami

[mitcore]

i got given a 12cm kissing gourami free, he/she is just beautiful and big


the lfs told my hubby that they are agressive, i havent seen this yet


is it true on the bigger the gourami is and that it is a kissing gourami that it will be agressive

any ideas would be lovely

thanks all

[CAX474]

Hi mitcore it mainly depends on the fish and tank mates, size of tank mates, size of tank ect. And if its a male and is looking for a teritory in the tank, or wants to make a nest as they will nest build without females.

[cocoa_pleco]

they can be cranky at times but as long as they arent with tiny tankmates they should be okay

[mitcore]

LOL
i do have have him in there with smaller gouramis and angels ( which have spawned and have fry ) they bullied him straight away, i also have black widows and cleaner fish( corys and suckers plus 1 mystery snail)

do i need to worry?
he is in a 4ft(250lt) tank?
lots of room for him

[cocoa_pleco]

he should be fine, leave the tank lights off until they get their agression out.

theyre awesome fish, i had a pair a few years ago

[mitcore]

cool thanks i have had him since yest and i really havent seen agression as of yet.

i think the angels bullied it out of him they are fairly agressive at the moment,
the angels bullied as soon as i got him in the tank, so i am wondering if he wont become agressive because of the angels

do you think it is possible?

[cocoa_pleco]

theyre just getting territories figured out, it will end soon. when i bought the new wrasse for my reef the damsel gave him a hard time until the damsel figured out that the wrasse isnt any danger, same thing as in your case

[mitcore]

cool thanks,

the angels have fry they are protecting, i have left the angel and their babies in the community tank, they are to fend for the fry themselves if they survive,
probably poor timing on my behalf on getting the new gourami when there is angel fry in there LOL

[AABatteries]

I just got a blue gourami and a golden gourami. BTW gouramis are semi agressive

[mitcore]

no not really i think that depends on how many and what the tank mates are

i have quite a few gouramis and they get along well

still no agression with the kissing yet

i think the angels scared it out of him, LOL

[Blue Ram]

Maybe the kissing gouramis are only agressive to there own kind!

[mitcore]

dont know
but this one is still non agressive
a great and fun fish to watch

[snapdragon9]

Are there any hanging/floating plants in the tank. This is helpful to mimic their natural habitat, from what I have heard gouramis are a mid-top dwellers. Perhaps creating a dense amount of floating plants, they will ease up on the aggresion.

[jbeining75]

good luck with the kissing gourami mitcore post up some picy a shures.......