I have constantly been told to have less gouramis because are aggressive, but my gouramis get on like a house on fire. It's a 70 litre tank, there is a flame red gourami, a cobalt blue gourami, an opaline I am temporarily holding 2 kissings, 2 corys and a b/n. I also have another tank with four hermit crabs who are living the life and in my 20 litre I have an awesome little fighter named Thor.
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Certain fish are just more willing to live with each other than others.
I have a Betta (Fighting fish) In a 20 gal with a Molly and a Panda Cory (Not the best situation, but after some fin nipping to assert dominance they get along just fine) I need to get more Cory's but that'll come when the tank is more settled.
Most fighters don't do well with any other fish, but others are perfectly fine in community tanks, it just depends on the individual fish. I suppose the same is true for all fish
Once dominance is worked out, everyone should get along relatively well
I have a Betta (Fighting fish) In a 20 gal with a Molly and a Panda Cory (Not the best situation, but after some fin nipping to assert dominance they get along just fine) I need to get more Cory's but that'll come when the tank is more settled.
Most fighters don't do well with any other fish, but others are perfectly fine in community tanks, it just depends on the individual fish. I suppose the same is true for all fish
Once dominance is worked out, everyone should get along relatively well 
A lot of fish get more aggressive as they grow. Just because everything is fine now doesn't mean it will stay that way. For instance, you rarely see these kind of fish fighting in the lfs even when they're in large numbers because the majority are juveniles.
Instantly dismissing advice you don't like isn't a good idea, and starting another thread saying you don't like the advice you got from another is probably not the smart thing to do. Whoever said that were clearly just trying to advise you of the potential for aggression that most tanks with your stocking would see. The majority of this forum's members are very knowledgable and have no reason to want anything other than the best for you and your fishy friends. They have helped me out on so many occasions and I am very grateful to them.
That said, it is your tank and your fish and if you wish to trial unconventional setups then it is nobody's business but your own. Fish all have individual personalities and sometimes something which won't work for others can for you. I do hope that all stays harmonious as the fish mature.
Instantly dismissing advice you don't like isn't a good idea, and starting another thread saying you don't like the advice you got from another is probably not the smart thing to do. Whoever said that were clearly just trying to advise you of the potential for aggression that most tanks with your stocking would see. The majority of this forum's members are very knowledgable and have no reason to want anything other than the best for you and your fishy friends. They have helped me out on so many occasions and I am very grateful to them.
That said, it is your tank and your fish and if you wish to trial unconventional setups then it is nobody's business but your own. Fish all have individual personalities and sometimes something which won't work for others can for you. I do hope that all stays harmonious as the fish mature.
It wasn't on this forum that it was said it was on another forum. I don't "dismiss" info just because I don't like it. It was the fact that he had said that MY fish were aggressive even after telling him that they weren't, thats all.
Tizer
Team TetraTEC
Your fish are aggressive.
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Fish Herder
This made me laugh, although very true, they are in general... In that type of setup. Hopefully they will be ok for a while though and the OP can sort out a bigger tank later on or separate if or when aggression starts
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