Best Gourmis?

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hi guys. I was wandering which is the best gourmi for a begginner? eg which is the least aggressive when it gets older etc...
Thanks very much
Itty x ;)
 
Dwarf gouramis are pretty cool.
I have 2 and they are quite peaceful.

Although saying that the male has started being hostile towards the female the last day or so, and she is missing a chunk from her fin.
 
Male Gourami's of any type are usually semi aggressive and dwarves aren't as hardy do to inbreeding so I would go with female threespot gourami. There are a few different variety Blue, Opaline, Gold, Platinum and more.

Oplilius
 
Three spots are some of the most aggressive of gouramies and grow quite large. A small, peaceful and hardy option is the honey gourami - Colisa chuna/sota. These work best in trios (1 male, 2 females) and appreciate a planted tank. There are a handful of color morphs but the wild type is the most beautiful in my opinion. Males develop a lovely blue-black ventral color that contrasts stunningly with the honey-yellow body color. Females are duller with stubbier fins. The wild type females have a darker brown stripe running from eye to tail horizontaly.
 
my favorites are the pearl and the moonlights. Very beautiful fish. Powder blues and flames are pretty and are both dwarfs.
 
Dwarf gouramies are fragile so I'd avoid those. Moonlights and pearls, I agree, are lovely. Pearl gouramies are my favourite fish :wub: Having said that, while pearls grow to about 5" and do well in a reasonably-sized (eg: 20-30 gallon) tank, kept as a trio (1 male, 2 females), moonlights grow to 7" and are far more difficult to sex so may not be the best if you are just starting out with gouramies.
 
pearls are very very beautiful. They seem to be pretty hardy as well. I like dwarf gouramis, too, though. They all have a lot of character.
 
Stay clear of 3 spots, kissing and giants...probably best to go with Pearls (assuming your tank is big enough) or dwarfs :)
 

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