Dwarf Gouramis

[Boromir]

I have 1 male dwarf gourami and 2 females but they seem not to get on with each other, the two females seem ok with each other but every time the male gets close he chases them away. Also having trouble with the female krib I have she flares up and has ago at the male mostly. All gouramis are fedding ok though and losing no colour.

 

[Lunar Jetman]

Firstly, are you sure of the sex or have your LFS just told you that they are male and females? Do you have any pics? Maybe you want to have one of each rather than two females?

The female Krib might be better if you gave her a male to focus her attentions on.

 

[Boromir]

pretty sure as the male is very colourful and the females are more yellowy.just like this picture. 

Also I heard that when you get breeding pair of kribs they become aggressive to any other fish that come near the nest at the moment its just the gouramis she doesn't like and its  my security guard angel fish that stops any aggression.

 

[Lunar Jetman]

I currently have 4 dwarf Gouramis and a pair of Kribs in my 288l tank with no issues. Think if you gave her a male she'd have other things to worry about.

Kribs spend most of their time at the bottom of the tank and Gouramis at the top so they shouldn't really have much to do with each other. The fact that your Krib is being aggressive is probably because she's bored.

If your Gouramis are like your picture the you are probably right but mine are different colours! I've got two Neon Reds which appear to be males and two Neon Blues which appear to be females.

 

[Paradise3]

Neon Blues like this Lunar?
http/animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/anabantoids/images/DwarfGourami(PowderBlue)WFA_Ap8AF.jpg
 
Also, getting the female a male will most likely not calm her down as she'll put all her attention on him as soon as he goes in and most likely kill him in days. I know when my male went psycho on my female he killed her and had to live alone for a long time before he could go near another fish let alone another krib. Maybe remove her and re-arrange the tank then add her back in? She'll think she's new(or should do) and will hopefully stop.

 

[DyArianna]

First my apologies for the off topic post....but that fish in your avatar! Is it real or photoshopped? And if real....what kind of fish is it? (would have pmed but my phone won't let me!)

 

[Paradise3]

First my apologies for the off topic post....but that fish in your avatar! Is it real or photoshopped? And if real....what kind of fish is it? (would have pmed but my phone won't let me!)

 
Mine or Boromir's? If mine, it's a Percula Clownfish. Real, no editing done to the photo.

 

[DyArianna]

Paradise- Your's is beautiful as well! Sorry for not clarifying. I was referring to Boromir's. That fish is just so darn cute!

 

[Lunar Jetman]

Neon Blues like this Lunar?
http/animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/anabantoids/images/DwarfGourami(PowderBlue)WFA_Ap8AF.jpg
 
Also, getting the female a male will most likely not calm her down as she'll put all her attention on him as soon as he goes in and most likely kill him in days. I know when my male went psycho on my female he killed her and had to live alone for a long time before he could go near another fish let alone another krib. Maybe remove her and re-arrange the tank then add her back in? She'll think she's new(or should do) and will hopefully stop.

Nearly like that. Same blue but absolutely no red in it. That one has slight red lines running vertically.

All I can say re my experiences with Kribs, been keepng them on and off for 25 years, is that I've never had a female do what you describe but good idea to take her out, rearrange and put her and the new male back in. Boromir's tank seems big enough (if its the one in his signature) to cope with a pair or more without too much hassle.

I just mean that if she's more interested in the male and together they're more interested in setting up spawning spot they won't charge around the tank chasing other fish. Maybe if the other fish go to close to the spawning site but they'll stay there rather than chase around the whole tank.

 

[Paradise3]

Neon Blues like this Lunar?
http/animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/anabantoids/images/DwarfGourami(PowderBlue)WFA_Ap8AF.jpg
 
Also, getting the female a male will most likely not calm her down as she'll put all her attention on him as soon as he goes in and most likely kill him in days. I know when my male went psycho on my female he killed her and had to live alone for a long time before he could go near another fish let alone another krib. Maybe remove her and re-arrange the tank then add her back in? She'll think she's new(or should do) and will hopefully stop.

Nearly like that. Same blue but absolutely no red in it. That one has slight red lines running vertically.

All I can say re my experiences with Kribs, been keepng them on and off for 25 years, is that I've never had a female do what you describe but good idea to take her out, rearrange and put her and the new male back in. Boromir's tank seems big enough (if its the one in his signature) to cope with a pair or more without too much hassle.

I just mean that if she's more interested in the male and together they're more interested in setting up spawning spot they won't charge around the tank chasing other fish. Maybe if the other fish go to close to the spawning site but they'll stay there rather than chase around the whole tank.

 
No it was my male that went psycho in my tank and killed his female that he had spawned with and paired with. He was a Nigerian Red(Pelvicachromis Taeniatus) as was she and they had spawned a few times when suddenly he rejected her and all other fish and turned psycho against everything in the tank. Killed her and one of my angels. This is what I mean when I say adding a male in will just give her something new to chase and she'll turn her attention on him, that and they really do get aggressive when breeding... Mine were nuts. When they had eggs they thought half the tank was theirs and wouldn't let any fish near that half of the tank. I'd go with taking her out and re-arranging then adding her back in. Don't take anyone but her out otherwise it'll start again as she'll go "Ooh, everyones new to this tank. Better make myself dominant!" whereas if they are in there while you re-arrange they have time to familiarize themselves with the new set-up before she goes back in and they'll be the ones on top while she's "new" to the tank.
 
Also, if your dwarf gourami's look exactly like the link I posted but without the red then they sound like male powder blues.