Dwarf Gourami

[bristolsparks]

Hi there, i think i have 2 male dwarf gourami's

One of them is being very aggressive and chasing the second around. Now the second one is just sat near the bottom of the tank and hides away.
Also the first one seems to chase the other fish now and again.

I have a 200L tank with 1 black molly, 4 rosy tetras, 3 silver sharks, common plec and 3 peppered corys and 2 smalls ram's.

please can someone help me? what shall i do, buy some females or take one of the male dwarf gouramis back? if so which one should i take?


Regards

 

[fishes1995]

youd probably have room for more females if you wanted
however if you were too return a male then get rid of the aggressive one so it stops bothering the other fish
hope this helps

 

[christophoro1]

Do you have any pictures of your fish to determine thir sex?

Basically females have a more rounded dorsal fin than the males if you would rather do it your self.

I think a few females will help if they are both males, unsure what to do if not the case!!

 

[bristolsparks]

Do you have any pictures of your fish to determine thir sex?

Basically females have a more rounded dorsal fin than the males if you would rather do it your self.

I think a few females will help if they are both males, unsure what to do if not the case!!

Thats for the advice

here are some pics of the 2 i have

 

[stang1]

They are both males, which explains the aggression.
You could either rehome one or add at least another four females to help with the aggression.

 

[bristolsparks]

They are both males, which explains the aggression.
You could either rehome one or add at least another four females to help with the aggression.

Thanks for the help

i think re-homing would be a better option.

which one would u re-home? the one hiding away in the cave or the big bully swimming around?

 

[stang1]

I'd probably rehome the bully as he may start on other fish if you keep him in the tank.