Bahagia
New Member
Greetings all,
I have two gouramis - a golden gourami, which, judging by her rounded body and rounder fins is a female, and an opaline gourami which judging by it's appearance is a male (it has a more slender body and is larger, despite being the same age).
I've had them for about two years and they've been as good as gold. Lately, they have been acting strangely - the female has been hiding in the corner of the tank behind a plastic plant, and the male has been approaching her tentatively before being chased off.
Sometimes, they'll chase each other and have a bit of a fight, either by 'kissing' or by nipping each other's fins (this has me rather worried because the female's anal and tail fins are showing signs of damage).
So, my questions are:
I have two gouramis - a golden gourami, which, judging by her rounded body and rounder fins is a female, and an opaline gourami which judging by it's appearance is a male (it has a more slender body and is larger, despite being the same age).
I've had them for about two years and they've been as good as gold. Lately, they have been acting strangely - the female has been hiding in the corner of the tank behind a plastic plant, and the male has been approaching her tentatively before being chased off.
Sometimes, they'll chase each other and have a bit of a fight, either by 'kissing' or by nipping each other's fins (this has me rather worried because the female's anal and tail fins are showing signs of damage).
So, my questions are:
- What on earth are my gouramis doing? Is this some kind of courtship ritual?
- Given that the female is showing signs of injury, would it be a good idea to seperate the two for a while?