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Sirex
03-14-2011, 12:53 AM
I am on pins and needles right now. I just stocked my tank.

The gold gourami seems to have an attitude all ready. I saw it chase a couple of neons pretty aggresively.

Hopefully it will calm down I know it is probably nervous as am I.
Lady Hobbs
03-14-2011, 01:27 AM
Don't count on it. The golds and blues (3-spot) can be rather aggressive. Hopefully he'll calm down.
Sirex
03-14-2011, 01:35 AM
Don't count on it. The golds and blues (3-spot) can be rather aggressive. Hopefully he'll calm down.


What would you suggest as a nice wow fish for my 46 Lady Hobbs if my gourami does not work out?
Lady Hobbs
03-14-2011, 02:55 AM
I get my WOW from big schools of small fish so probably not the one to ask. I love to see a whole mass of the same kinds of fish all swimming together. Neon rainbows, rasbora, rummynose, cardinals, neons, etc, but schools of about 30.

I recently picked up some cherry barbs and they are nice, too, but I need more of them. The males are very red and very pretty. Not what you were asking, I know.
Taurus
03-14-2011, 04:23 PM
A pearl gourami makes a great center piece fish and they are pretty mild mannered. But don't put a pearl in with a gold or you could have issues between the two. Give the gold a chance to settle down as LH suggested.

An angel fish won't work with neons. The neons will eventually become angel snacks.
Sirex
03-16-2011, 02:17 AM
The gourami is going back tomorrow. I really enjoy the neons and corys and the bristle nose. The gourami is a bully towards the other fish.

I am going to replace the gourami with a few hatchet fish.

I had a heck of a time catching the gourami in my tank.

He is in a large breeder net box now.

I thought I did my research well but I did not.

Lesson learned. (blush)
KingFisher
03-16-2011, 02:31 AM
If you really like gouramis. you might be better off with a pearl. In my experience they are more peaceful than the other types. I also think they are the best looking.
Taurus
03-16-2011, 02:57 PM
Great idea KF! Wish I'd thought of it first. :shappy:

If you really like gouramis. you might be better off with a pearl. In my experience they are more peaceful than the other types. I also think they are the best looking.
KingFisher
03-16-2011, 03:02 PM
Great idea KF! Wish I'd thought of it first. :shappy:


LOL Great minds think alike :hmm3grin2orange:
lovingmyclown
03-16-2011, 03:12 PM
i had 2 gouramis 1 blue 3 spot and a gold one the same the blue 1 would always chase the gold 1 spoke 2 my local lfs who said it was breeding tactics so let it lie woke up next morning and the gold 1 was dead the blue one is now huge and coming on leaps and bounds
redbullbill
03-23-2011, 04:53 AM
Are opaline gouramis bullies the person at the lfs said there not but it chases all my small tropicals.So ase a punishment i put him in with my big goldfish and he calmed down.
Wild Turkey
03-23-2011, 06:04 AM
Redbull, its best to start a new thread if you have questions rather than dig up old ones. Youll get more answers that way, and resurrecting/ thread hi-jacking tends to rub members the wrong way.
redbullbill
03-23-2011, 04:45 PM
Redbull, its best to start a new thread if you have questions rather than dig up old ones. Youll get more answers that way, and resurrecting/ thread hi-jacking tends to rub members the wrong way.

what is thread hi-jacking?i'm new at the forum thing sorry!!!
Wild Turkey
03-23-2011, 07:34 PM
what is thread hi-jacking?i'm new at the forum thing sorry!!!

Threads should be kept on-topic, if your post isnt answering or commenting on the original post or subsequent posts that's called thread hi-jacking. For questions just start a new thread.