Best Gourmis?

[Fish4eva]

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

 

[justmatt]

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.

 

[Opilius]

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

 

[sylvia]

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.

 

[fishfantastic]

my favorites are the pearl and the moonlights. Very beautiful fish. Powder blues and flames are pretty and are both dwarfs.

 

[sylvia]

Dwarf gouramies are fragile so I'd avoid those. Moonlights and pearls, I agree, are lovely. Pearl gouramies are my favourite fish 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.

 

[confusion]

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.

 

[DarkEntity]

Stay clear of 3 spots, kissing and giants...probably best to go with Pearls (assuming your tank is big enough) or dwarfs