Opaline Gourmi's

[charlton]

After reading another post on here about dwarf gourami's someone suggested about having a ratio of 2 female to 1 male to stop the pestering male stressing out the female. I currently have a male and female opaline gourami and i'm considering getting another female cos there is a bit of pestering going on in my tank, my question is, the new female does it need to be an oplaline or could i go for another type of gourami ? Maybe a flame red, (i think that's the correct name) would this still sort the problem or do they need to be of the same breed ?

cheers

charlton

 

[rabbut]

It would be best to stick to the same breed, as it is unlikely that the Male Opaline will see a Female of a different species as a potential mate. It does happen ocassionaly, but if you are adding to reduce pastering, IMO it would be best to stick with fish of the same species

All the best
Rabbut

 

[waterdrop]

I agree, I think its very species specific.

 

[chesterscot]

i agree it would be best to stick to the same species imo
scot

 

[charlton]

thanks for all your replies, i'll have a look into getting another opaline then ! Didn't think fish were so fussy !! LOL

 

[Faythee]

Yes they are. Especially the Opaline. Mine is a big meanie and had to be moved to my Cichlid tank ! He's a beauty though, and got quite big !