Could I Keep 2 Male Goramis With 2 Females?

[maisy12345]

If not then could i keep 1 honey male gourami with my 1 male dwarf and 2 female dwarf? Thanks in advance

 

[maisy12345]

Sorry forgot to put dwarf gouramis in title ,wanted to keep 2males and 2 females together?

 

[twodoctors]

Nothing to stop you, but personally I won't. Honey gourami male and female looks pretty similar anyway (in terms of colour intensity) so there isn't any advantage in getting a male. In any case male Dwarf gouramis are supposed to be more aggressive compared to honey so they may not tolerate another type of gourami...

 

[maisy12345]

Thanks ,just wondered can i keep 2 dwarf gourami with 2 female?

 

[KittyKat]

Thanks ,just wondered can i keep 2 dwarf gourami with 2 female?

The males are usually quite aggressive, so it is best to keep only one male per tank of most gourami species.

 

[maisy12345]

Hi ,thanks for all your replies ,i think i `ll have 3 guppies instead of another male gourami.

 

[KittyKat]

What's your current stock and tank size? Guppies can be a bit hit and miss with gouramis (unless you already have some).

 

[maisy12345]

Hi ,Kitty Kats ,my tank size is 110l ,when my tank is fully stocked ,i intend to have 1 male gourami ,2 females,3 albino corries ,3 bronze ,2 pitbull plecos,2,glowlight tetras,6 green fire tetras, 3 male guppies ,amano shrimp.
I haven`t got any guppies at present though.

 

[This Old Spouse]

Seems like a lot of fish for that size tank. Also, cories should be kept in shoals of 6 or more per species. Same with tetras.

 

[KittyKat]

Hi ,Kitty Kats ,my tank size is 110l ,when my tank is fully stocked ,i intend to have 1 male gourami ,2 females,3 albino corries ,3 bronze ,2 pitbull plecos,2,glowlight tetras,6 green fire tetras, 3 male guppies ,amano shrimp.
I haven`t got any guppies at present though.

From personal experience, I would pass on the guppies then.

Seems like a lot of fish for that size tank. Also, cories should be kept in shoals of 6 or more per species. Same with tetras.

+1, I would get those schools up in numbers. It's not a lot of fish, but it is rather a lot of species. I don't know what you already have, but if it was my tank, I would try to do the following, for the benefit of the fish:
* 1m 2f dwarf gourami
* 6 bronze Corys (albino is a colour morph of bronze, I think it is best to keep one colour morph in larger numbers)
* 2 pitbull plecos
* 8 glowlight tetras
* 8 green fire tetras (what are these?)
* shrimp

 

[maisy12345]

Hi both,
i`ve already got the following ,3 bronze corries ,3 albino
2 pitbull plecos,
2 female dwarf gouramis,1male,
2 glowlight tetra,shrimp,really want green fire tetra ,they`re absolutely beautiful,saw them in pets at home,they grow up to 4cm Could i have 6 of each [glowlight and green fire tetras ,and would they shoal together?

 

[maisy12345]

Have added what you said i could stock,and they add up to 141cm ,standby setting says i could only have 1o2 cm of fish?

 

[maisy12345]

Kitty Kat ,is this right ,or could i fit 141cm of fish into my tank ?

 

[KittyKat]

really want green fire tetra ,they`re absolutely beautiful,saw them in pets at home,they grow up to 4cm Could i have 6 of each [glowlight and green fire tetras ,and would they shoal together?

No, they would not shoal together, and you should get to at least 6 glowlights or swap the 2 you already have for the fire tetra (which I still can't figure out what are - are they green neons?). At any rate, you should definitely ID the tetras before you buy them, and do some research on them.

Have added what you said i could stock,and they add up to 141cm ,standby setting says i could only have 1o2 cm of fish?

I do not believe in the number methods because they are quite inaccurate. My advice is make fish in your tank happy, then go by their behaviour, when adding more stock, and the water readings (up to a point) and don't crowd the fish too much.

 

[maisy12345]

Hi Kitty Kat,
i originally had 4 glowlight tetra,but 2 died so do i add 2 shoals of 6[glowlight tetra and green fire tetra[shown herehttp/www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?h=greenfiretetra,]or 1 shoal of 6 green fire tetra and just keep my 2 glowlight on their own?
I originally wanted to add 3 guppies to my dwarf gouramis [2f,1m],as they`re the only ones that seem to stay mid to top layers,and although my corries and pitbull occasionally go to the mid to top layers ,mainly it`s just the gouramis and these layers seem empty most of the time?
Stocking list so far,3 dwarf gourami[1m,2f],2 pitbull plecs,3 albino corries,3 bronze,2 glowlight tetra.
Want to get 6 green fire tetra,?