Mixing Gouramis

[SierraDelta]

I have two pearl gouramis in my community tank and I believe they're both females, though one may be a male (there's a very slight tinge of orange on the throat). If I introduce two new gouramis, will they fight or will they get along?

If, for example, I have a male and female pearl gourami now and I introduce a male and female dwarf gourami, will the males fight, even though they're different species?

 

[Biulu]

I have kept successfully pearl with dwarf gouramis, but everything depends upon the size of your tank. You need to count on aprox. 10 gallon/ gourami (30 litres/gourami) and ensure that you have enough decoration and plants in the tank so each can lay out their own territory.

For gouramis I would not recommend to take a couple, but better is a 1 : 2 ratio as otherwise the one female will constantly being hassled by the male. This is more true for dwarfs as for pearls, as pearls are much less agressive.

 

[vonjankmon]

Biulu basically covered it but just as a FYI I have 2 Pearl, 2 Golden, and 2 Paradise fish that all get along in my 55 gallon, so it is possible. Like Biulu said just make sure they have the room and decore to set out their own territories.

 

[f1sh]

I had 2 powder blue dwarf gouramis, one male and one female, and 1 of the red dwarf gouramis, that was a male. they all used to nip each other so i went back to the shop and they told me that they were better in the same types and 1 male to at least 2 females to they dont fight. So i got 3 powder blue females instead but they all still nip and one is getting more and more aggressive and is starting to pick on my neon blue dwarf rainbow fish! hmm.. any suggestions?

 

[scooterchick]

Not advisable to keep male gouramis whatever species. They might be ok, they might not, not really worth taking the chance.

 

[stang1]

The less males and more females you have the better. When we kept Gouramies, we had a few types with two females to each male. It wasn't long before the males became aggressive and started causing havoc in the tank. By removing a couple of the males and replacing them with females, it calmed the tank down.