Electric Blue Gouramis..gender, Tank Mates, Tips?

[My3Fish]

Hello

I just received two Electric Blue Gouramis as a gift and I have no idea about anything about them..
So, they look EXACTLY alike, so i'm guessing that they are the same gender. I have been trying to find out how to see what gender they are, but I just don't see the difference in the fins. Do any of you have some really good pictures of the different fins on your fish? That would be SUPER helpful.

Next, I would like to know about tank mates. I have one red blood parrot cichlid in there with them right now, and they seem to be getting along pretty well except that my cichlid once in a while will nip at one of them, but i'm not sure if it is just playing or bullying.

How much room do my electric blue gouramis need each?

I would like to make my tank the best it can be for my electric blue gouramis. Do you have any tips? Anything I should know about them?

Also, do they breed easily? I was told that cichlids are nearly impossible to breed, so I didn't even bother trying, but what about these guys?

Thanks

 

[Ruskull]

Post a picture of your Gouarmis and I'll take an educated guess.

Here's a pic of my Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami male:

 

[My3Fish]

Post a picture of your Gouarmis and I'll take an educated guess.

Here's a pic of my Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami male:

The fins look exactly like my fishes' fins. I'm guessing that they are males.. I just talked to somebody on the site and they were thinking that they were males based on color/fins.. etc.

Thanks!

 

[CichlidLover1995]

Males are Blue, Females are dark brown/grey. Female Gouramis are SUPER difficult to find. What size tank are they in? Anything above a 10 gallon should be fine. They may chase each other to dispute territorys but they shouldnt fight to the death. If you DID have a female, Gourami's breed just like all Labyrinth fish. The female swells with eggs, the male builds a bubble next around plants or a floating object. The female releases the eggs and then the male fertilizes them and puts them in the bubble nest, at that point you need to seperate the female. In a few days the babys will hatch and in a few more they become free swimming and eat crushed food, after they hatch, remove the daddy. Tank mates can be any non-labyrinth fish. A good tip is if your males continue to get in scuffles, add many many plants, if they cant see each other well, they'l fight less. Hope they do well!