Question About My Gouramis
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It is a blue gourami or a powder blue dwarf gourami? I've had powder blue dwarf gouramis, and I can tell you that they are peaceful with pretty much any other fish except their own kind. Blue gouramis are bigger, though. Livebearers like guppies and mollies, larger tetras like bleeding heart tetras and corydoras should mix well. I wouldn't put any fish smaller than 1.5 inches. 
Blue Gourami. Thats all I have currently in the tank. I used to have one of those big eyed goldfish but the Gourami kept harrassing it. Then one day, I changed out the water with clean water, and the big eyed goldfish died on me. I don't understand. Perhaps it was thet temperture. I don't know. One last question. How times do you reccomend I feed my blue Gourami?
well considering the gold fish is a cold water fish some people say they can go in tropical tanks which is true to a certain extent, it shortens their life dramaticlly and alot of gold fish arent supposed to be kept in tropical climates 
, i ave a gold gourami and it is very aggresive towards its very very very close relation , the opaline gourami, so its a gamble really 
, i ave a gold gourami and it is very aggresive towards its very very very close relation , the opaline gourami, so its a gamble really 
lot's of fish can go with gouramis...lot's can't too though. cories, khulies, tetra, danios, (maybe angel fish) white clouds, plecos(small breeds...you don't want a common plec) ottos, lots of fish.
some wouldn't work so well, like most cichlids, puffers, rainbow sharks(in my case atleast) anything big and mean.
I feed my fish once every other day...once a day is more than sufficient. If you feed more than once a day make sure to feed small amounts. Snail population is a good indicator of how much to feed. If you have very few snails then you are feeding fine...lot's of snails and you are overfeeding.
some wouldn't work so well, like most cichlids, puffers, rainbow sharks(in my case atleast) anything big and mean.
I feed my fish once every other day...once a day is more than sufficient. If you feed more than once a day make sure to feed small amounts. Snail population is a good indicator of how much to feed. If you have very few snails then you are feeding fine...lot's of snails and you are overfeeding.
What size tank?
When you change water (and you should change a quarter every week), make shure you use DECHLORINATED tap water.
Blue gouramies are a colormorph of the three-spot gourami and can be very aggressive and territorial.
Males are more aggressive than females. males have more pointed and longer dorsal fins (top fin).
Re-arange the tank's decor just before adding the new fish and make shure you have some floating plants in the tank for your gourami to use as a territory. It'll keep it from claiming all the tank (unless the tank's smaller than 30 gallons in which case a male blue still will claim the whole tank).
Peaceful, non-nippy mid-dwelling schooling fish like harlequin rasboras, checker barbs and neon blue rainbowfish make good tankmates. Make shure you geta group of at least 6.
Danios and other top-dwelling species are fine in larger tanks but may cause problems in a smaller tank where they'll have to compete with the gourami for space.
Avoid other gouramies and territorial fish (such as cichlids - eg angels) unless the tank's quite large. The gourami has lived here a while now so won't appreciate 'intruders' looking to take over the tank and especialy will clash with any fish that pair up and breed.
Platies and swordtails also make good tankmates. Remember to keep these fish in trios (1 male, 2 females) or in all-female groups. Platies can also go in all-male groups but avoid doing anything like this with male swordtails as they often fight. Guppies and endler's are not good tankmates for blue gouramies because they are prone to being bullied and I personaly avoid mollies because they preffer harder water and also ten to 'dislike' gouramies.
In terms of bottom-living fish, cories are great in small groups but male territorial blues won't shy away from killing them if the tank's too small or they feel the cory cats have invaded their space. A bristlenose plec or some otos usualy works better and is ignored. dwarf chain loaches also look great kept as a small group but can suffer the same fate as cories (though usualy they manage to avoid provoking an attack).
There are many fish that'll work depending on tank size and the sex of your gourami. Also, the more hiding places you provide, the more likely things are to work out.
When you change water (and you should change a quarter every week), make shure you use DECHLORINATED tap water.
Blue gouramies are a colormorph of the three-spot gourami and can be very aggressive and territorial.
Males are more aggressive than females. males have more pointed and longer dorsal fins (top fin).
Re-arange the tank's decor just before adding the new fish and make shure you have some floating plants in the tank for your gourami to use as a territory. It'll keep it from claiming all the tank (unless the tank's smaller than 30 gallons in which case a male blue still will claim the whole tank).
Peaceful, non-nippy mid-dwelling schooling fish like harlequin rasboras, checker barbs and neon blue rainbowfish make good tankmates. Make shure you geta group of at least 6.
Danios and other top-dwelling species are fine in larger tanks but may cause problems in a smaller tank where they'll have to compete with the gourami for space.
Avoid other gouramies and territorial fish (such as cichlids - eg angels) unless the tank's quite large. The gourami has lived here a while now so won't appreciate 'intruders' looking to take over the tank and especialy will clash with any fish that pair up and breed.
Platies and swordtails also make good tankmates. Remember to keep these fish in trios (1 male, 2 females) or in all-female groups. Platies can also go in all-male groups but avoid doing anything like this with male swordtails as they often fight. Guppies and endler's are not good tankmates for blue gouramies because they are prone to being bullied and I personaly avoid mollies because they preffer harder water and also ten to 'dislike' gouramies.
In terms of bottom-living fish, cories are great in small groups but male territorial blues won't shy away from killing them if the tank's too small or they feel the cory cats have invaded their space. A bristlenose plec or some otos usualy works better and is ignored. dwarf chain loaches also look great kept as a small group but can suffer the same fate as cories (though usualy they manage to avoid provoking an attack).
There are many fish that'll work depending on tank size and the sex of your gourami. Also, the more hiding places you provide, the more likely things are to work out.
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