Dwarf Gourami Beaten Up! Can He Live In A 10 Gallon With A Gbr?

[juhason]

I had a dwarf gourami in my 35 gallon, but my aunt decided she really loves serpae tetras and went ahead and bought them. Well....they kinda grew on me too now. But they really dislike my dwarf gourami. I have 2 others in there but he is the most timid of the 3 and the other 2 are not bothered by these little piranhas. Well now his fins are in tatters, and the only other place I can rehome him for now is in my heavily planted 10 gallon tank with a blue ram and some rummynose tetras. Will this work for now? I can later rehome him with some guppies but I need to buy a new heater and filter for that tank and it'll take a little while. Also, I do want my guppies to reproduce as I want a steady source of live food for my cichlids. If the DG is in there, will the guppy fry stand a chance?

 

[rikkitiger]

my dg lived in a ten gallon with three platies very successfully for a long time, not chasing or beating up. i wouldn't know about the other fish though, sorry i have no expeirience with those species. I also would not let MY dg with guppy fry. i don't think it would work.
 
Not much expeirience with those fish species, but good luck and i would love to see other replies.

 

[juhason]

Thanks for the answer! I went ahead and put him in, things are going fine for now. The second I put the DG in there he began claiming territory. He nipped at my blue ram a few times but the GBR stands his ground. I think I might actually move my GBR in my bigger tank and get him some company, although I really liked the look of rummies and blue rams over rummies and DG's. Oh well!

 

[rikkitiger]

glad it worked out.