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[NstyDevil]

I just happened to come across this forum while searching about gourami's spitting water.  Had to register.
 
I have had a 35gal bow front tank for about a month now.  I have two medium sized gourami's (one blue and one gold), 6 smaller-med sized barbs (3 tiger, 3 green back), 2 small cherry barbs, one rainbow shark, and one albino shark.  I have three live plants, which is a complete surprise.  Every other tank I've had the plants have always died.  And in this one they are just flourishing!
 
 

 

[BaylorPerez]

with the size of the tank you are almost at your max capacity, what is added to your water, any additives such as calcium supplements, algae wafers etc?

 

[RainboWBacoN420]

Gouramis can spit water? Like... Archer fish?
 
I have never witnessed this, maybe I shouldn't leave my tank open anymore with my pearl gourami. lol

 

[NstyDevil]

I know it's almost at max, saving room for a Pleco... Nothing added to water, although I did add some meds for Ich, which appears to be all gone now.  I've only done one small water change, about 1/4 of the water, to alleviate some excess ammonia.
 
I havn't seen gourami's spit before, so I was looking to see if it was a sign of bad water, etc.. but it's normal for them.

 

[BaylorPerez]

thats good, as im told by others adding other "meds" to your tank is not advised unless the fish are ill.
And what pleco? some get to a couple feed, others 6 inches and the pleco catfish is about 4-6 inches