How Many Gourami's Can Be Comfortable In A 10 Gal Tank?

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I currently only have a 10 Gal tank until we move into our new house. How many Gourami's do you all think can live comfortably in that much space?
Isn't there a rule that for every fish there should be 1.5 gallons of water?
Please let me know ASAP....I am thinking of purchasing 2 Gold Gourami's to go with my other 2 pink kissing Gourami's.


Thanks! :hey:
 
When are you moving? These fish grow pretty big but if you moving soon, they wont grow too big before you move them. I would say about 4 because thats the usual rule for gouramis and feel most comfy like that.
 
I currently only have a 10 Gal tank until we move into our new house. How many Gourami's do you all think can live comfortably in that much space?
Isn't there a rule that for every fish there should be 1.5 gallons of water?
Please let me know ASAP....I am thinking of purchasing 2 Gold Gourami's to go with my other 2 pink kissing Gourami's.


Thanks! :hey:

For what I hear they need a minimum of 20-30 gallons
Correct me if I am wrong
And I suggest that u remove or change your signature as we have underage members here
 
kissing gourami grow to big for that tank by themselves and i think 10G would be too small for any more now.


your best waiting and seeing how the new tank goes.


shudnt really buy fish too big for your tank and then HOPE to upgrade later.
 
I currently only have a 10 Gal tank until we move into our new house. How many Gourami's do you all think can live comfortably in that much space?
Isn't there a rule that for every fish there should be 1.5 gallons of water?
Please let me know ASAP....I am thinking of purchasing 2 Gold Gourami's to go with my other 2 pink kissing Gourami's.


Thanks! :hey:

For what I hear they need a minimum of 20-30 gallons
Correct me if I am wrong
And I suggest that u remove or change your signature as we have underage members here

I suggest you dont worry about my picture :crazy: . All it is 2 women with TATTOOS OF FISH. It's really not that big of a deal :lol: , and if there is further problems I can always join another forum who doesnt worry about a stupid picture and focuses more on the question at hand.
Thanks, but no thanks Mr. Reaper.
Pink Dolphin-that is what I have been told. Thank you for confirming :) .

Thanks Sam B) .
 
I bought two male dwarf gourami to go in my 55 gallon tank. I put them in my ten with a bunch of floating plants for quarantine. One was dead within a week and they fought a lot so I assume that one killed the other. I wouldn't recommend putting any more gourami in your tank. Wait until you get a bigger one.

BTW I really like your sig but it's got to go. Too many kids on the forum. PMing a mod now.
 
I bought two male dwarf gourami to go in my 55 gallon tank. I put them in my ten with a bunch of floating plants for quarantine. One was dead within a week and they fought a lot so I assume that one killed the other. I wouldn't recommend putting any more gourami in your tank. Wait until you get a bigger one.

BTW I really like your sig but it's got to go. Too many kids on the forum. PMing a mod now.

PM away Lad.
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Please watch your language. This is a family oriented forum!
 
10g is too small - even for dwarf gourami imo...
 
gouramis (kissing and otherwise) are territorial fish. kissing gouramis are also exceptionally large for gouramis and will quickly grow to be about 5" long and eventually reach 12" in length!!

i would now like to point out that a standard American 10g is 20" long, 11" inches deep, and 10" wide. this is too small for one adult 12" kissing gouramis. this is too small for one sub-adult 5" kissing gouramis. this is far, FAR too small for two gouramis!

i suggest that you hold off on purchasing any more fish. period. fish get sick when they are too crowded. this will occur to your fish for three reasons. ( 1 ) fish that are territorial and forced into close quarters with a competitor will fight and get stressed out. ( 2 ) chunky fish like gouramis produce a lot more waste than skinny fish like tetras, thus you need more water around them to keep that waste dilluted to safe levels. ( 3 ) high levels of stress, wounds from fighting, and excessive exposure to poisonous chemicals severely weakens a fish's immune system.

if you add any more fish, you will only wind up spending money that could go towards purchasing a 55g on medications, frequent large water changes and probably replacement fish.

don't add any more fish, gouramis or otherwise. you'll be much happier in the long run just saving up for that 55g.

(and just in case, please be aware that their "cute kissing" is actually a sign of aggression. kissing gouramis fight by locking jaws and testing to see who is the stronger. it is also not uncommon for the tankmates of kissing gouramis to lose scales and occasionally even eyeballs if they make the kisser angry. this kissing action is also used to eat surface algae, thus you really have no explicit need for a pleco in their tank unless you just really want one.)
 
I had recent experience with this. I put three opaline gouramis in a 10 gallon (the same species as a gold gourami, just a differenct color variety), and after being in there for about a week and a half they decided they were too crowded and started being extremelly aggressive to each other. Two of them had ripped fins overnight. I moved them to a larger tank and now have no problems. I'm sure the problem was the small space. Yours could kill each other in a very short amount of time in that small of a space, especially if you have a male (pointed dorsal fin).
 
This is a good reminder to us all that bioload is not the only factor you need to consider when stocking a tank.

hmm, Meaning??>.....

This is a good reminder to us all that bioload is not the only factor you need to consider when stocking a tank.

hmm, Meaning??>.....

Meaning TammyLiz's account of how her gouramis got ripped. I think we do sometimes have a tendency to concentrate on bioload in discussions of stocking a tank, but her story shows clearly that territorial issues are quite as important.
 

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