Blue Gouramis

[wetdude92]

i have a 20 gallon tank with 1 4inch red tail shark and i added 2 female blue gouramis about a week ago, both about 4 inch and i noticed that one will not let the other leave the corner of the tank and it also once in a while will chase the other around, i was wondering if there was anything i can do for them to be peacefull, i was wondering if maybe adding one or 2 more gouramis would that help and which kind would work best?

 

[Sean W.]

adding more gouarmis is the opposite of what you should do. either take one back, or get a bigger tank

 

[helterskelter]

The tank is to small blue's do like quite a lot of space to their self.

And Red tail sharks need large tanks as their stroopy buggers!!! 55g is min for them to give them plenty of space.

 

[M.R Otter]

try getting them a bigger tank. if can't do that, simply just remove some fishes from it.

 

[crazychris]

To be honest I'd take one back to the shop and just keep one of them. Adding more isn't the answer really. I have one male big blue gourami in a 20g and he's very peaceful and bothers no other fish but I can't put another gourami of any kind in there! I tried but he went mad every time and wouldn't leave them alone and chased and attacked them relentlessly! It's not fair on your bullied fish to leave them together.