Dwarf Gouramis?

[fishbone]

I've been looking at what fish to put in my tank. At the moment I've only got 3 albino cory's and a couple of shrimp. I'm thinking of putting the corry's in another tank with a sand substrate as the larger tank has small black gravel. From what I've been reading the cories would prefer the sand, (and yes I will be geting three more to keep them company!)
Anyway, I've been looking at the dwarf gouramis and wondering if my tank would be suitable as a species tank for them. It's a juwel trigon190, fairly heavily planted with internal filter (came with the tank), there's bogwood creating a cave like structure and I will be adding some slate structure when I get the time.
My main questions are; how many dwarf gouramis could I comfortably accomadate and what ratio of male to females would be best to prevent the males fighting?
Also I saw what were described as 'neon' gouramis in my lfs being sold as a pair, they looked like the male dwarf gouramis pictured in the species section of this forum, except that one was quite a bit smaller and had less red to it's body, not quite such a pointed dorsal fin either. Would this be a male and female? I thought the females were more silvery?
Thanks in advance to any gouramis experts out there!
(mrs)fishbone

 

[Majjie]

Hi Mrs fishbone,

The best ratio for dwarf gouramis is one male to two females - or you can keep all males together, as long as they each have enough territory. The best person to talk to is Sylvia over in the Gourami forum - she's the real expert. If you pm a mod they can move this thread for you - but if you go over there and have a look you'll be able to get lots of info anyway.

 

[mark.w.jones]

Agreed, although dwarf gouramis have been prone to some sort of internal bacterial infection. Do a google search and you'll see what I mean as it's not uncommon

ps. How have you found your Juwel Trigon 190. Im looking to get one soon as it will perfectly fit a corner of my lounge. What's the quality like and have you stuck with the original filter?

to TFF by the way

 

[fishbone]

The trigon looks great! I think I'll eventualy replace the internal filter as it does take up quite alot of room. Plus I have to climb on a stool to reach it for maintenance!

Hi Mrs fishbone,

The best ratio for dwarf gouramis is one male to two females - or you can keep all males together, as long as they each have enough territory. The best person to talk to is Sylvia over in the Gourami forum - she's the real expert. If you pm a mod they can move this thread for you - but if you go over there and have a look you'll be able to get lots of info anyway.

I'm fairly useless with computers! And this one keeps cutting out on me! How do I go about pm-ing an mod to get this moved?

 

[Rhiannon]

I think a dwarf gourami species tank would be beautiful. This was on my agenda until my dwarf died the other day of a internal bacterial infection. So I hope you dont have that infection plague your little guys.

Goodluck.