Bully Golden Gourami

[claire d]

i have had my aquarim for 4 months its 80L i have dwarf gourami and golden gourami for 3 months. recently added a honey gourami which the golden gourami is constantly chasing, he has also started chasing my swordtails. Do i need to get rid of him, no one seems to have died as a result of his bullying yet and as time goes on he seems to be just chasing the other fish rather than concentrating on the honey gourami. i font want to get rid of my golden one unless i really have too!!!

 

[star4]

You could try removing the bully for an hour or so if possible and move some of your tank decor about then re add this fish, it sometimes helps.

 

[fuzzynicki]

I've had several gold gouramis over the years who have bullied all their tank mates. I currently have two females. They swim happily with the mollies in their aquarium, but attack each other, - and chase all the other gouramis in their tank. No signs of things changing,- so one or both will be going to new homes if they don't settle soon. Too much stress on the other fish.

Good luck with yours.

 

[Gunngee]

Sadly, I had to get rid of mine as it was bullying everything in my tank. I tried removing him and re-arranging the tank like a friend of mine suggested but I guess being the biggest fish in the tank at the time it just didn't help. It was a temporary fix like maybe a day or so.