A Gourami For My Tank?

[Zoepop]

Would a dwarf Gorami )or two/three??) work in my 240l community tank?

I currently have (or have on order!)

13 x False Julii Cory (Corydoras trilineatus)
10 x Pristella Tetra (Pristella maxillaris)
3 x Zebra Apple Snail (Asolene spixi)
10 x Red Cherry Shrimp (Neocaridina heteropoda)
1 x Siamese Algae Eater (Crossocheilus siamensis)
6 x Congo Tetra (Phenacogrammus interruptus)
6 x Blue Ram (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi)
2 x Bristlenose Pleco (Ancistrus sp.)
4 x Black Cory (Corydoras schultzei)
3 x Zebra Nerite Snail (Neritina natalensis sp. Zebra)


Saw the bright red dwarf gouramies in p@h at the weekend and thought they could add a bit of colour to my tank most things in there at the moment seem to be silver!


Any advice on number to go for or best ones for a splash of colour in a peaceful tank would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[james_fish]

I have 2 Red Honeys in my 60 Litre community and they are great. They are so easy to keep and never have any trouble with food or other fish.
I also have a big Golden Gourami in my 200 Litre community. He is very similar, not had one problem from him since I was given him.

I think either these (if there is space in there) would be great for your tank.

James.

 

[Zoepop]

I KNow I do have quite a lot in there already!



I'm thinking of maybe taking the prestella tetra out and some of the juliis to make a bit more space, seems to be really botom heavy at the moment my tank and i'd love a 'big fish' in the middle.

would one of the slightly larger gouramis be ok on it's own? wouldn't get lonley?

 

[james_fish]

Well my Golden Gourami is a great center piece fish. I have it on it's own and it never seems to bother. Like I said it never causes trouble with any other fish and the other fish don't bother him. But mines fully grown now, its lovely there is a picture on this thread, the bottom reply.
The thread say's they are quite aggresive, but from my experiances they are not.
James

 

[Zoepop]

Well my Golden Gourami is a great center piece fish. I have it on it's own and it never seems to bother. Like I said it never causes trouble with any other fish and the other fish don't bother him. But mines fully grown now, its lovely there is a picture on this thread, the bottom reply.
The thread say's they are quite aggresive, but from my experiances they are not.
James

Oh he's lovely!

 

[Gourami123]

gouramis dont usually get lonely and are great additions to community tanks

try to keep more females than males though