very aggressive gourami

[lorie]

I have two paradise gouramis in a 55 gal tank. One is so aggressive and chunky he makes the other one stay in the corner of the tank. I have had them for two months and presently only have besides them one butis butis, and two blood parrots. I have in quarantine two tiger loaches and a decorative pleco. cant add for another month they had ick when I bought them. Made it through but need a nother month of quarantine without medication.

I have tried arranging plants and decor differently. REcently they gave each other small flesh wounds. Which I promptly added the aquarium product for stress with aloe and melafix cleared up in two days.

I hate to get rid of the really mean one, but I'm starting to run out of options. I also tried to look up their sexes, one has pointed fin and other more rounded. I think it is the female being aggressive to the male, maybe?.

I feel bad bringing the mean one back to LFS, If I do this should I only keep one or get smaller one.

What to do.

 

[sylvia]

They would both be male if they are actualy fighting each other. If it is just aggressive chasing, you may have a male chasing a female. Honestly, I would remove the less aggressive fish and give it a chance in a different tank. I seriously doubt you have a female chasing a male BTW - unless they are very different ages. Do you have pictures?