What Types Of Gouramis Are Not Aggressive?

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please list some gouramis that are not aggressive?
 
how big of a tank do they need.i have kept many fish before but i have never kept pearl gouramis or opaline gouramis before?
i have a 180 litre tank.
 
I personally wouldnt keep gouramis anymore due to most of them being very prone to gourami disease which is untreatable and fatal. It seems to strike any time and my beloved Mr Banana (so called because he loved them) died of it after id had him for a year :-(

Dwarf gouramis are peaceful fish with other aquarium inhabitants, but can be extremely aggressive with their own kind. In a crowded aquarium, such as in a shop, the males have not got enough room to establish territories of their own, and bad behaviour is minimised. If there are only a few, however, they will divide up the aquarium and weaker males may be bullied. A single male can be kept in a small aquarium, but if you would like to keep more then they must be given ample room to establish territories.They are also wife-beaters, and the females need room to escape the males when they are not ready for spawning and as soon as spawning has taken place. They should not be kept in tanks with any breeding fish which provide parental care, such a Cichlids, as they will likely badger the timid Gourami relentlessly in defense of their young.
 
It's the Dwarf Gouramies that are more prone to disease/bacterial infection, so I'd avoid them.
Honey Gouramies are peaceful but you are best keeping at least two females to a male.
Pearl Gouramies are also peaceful, provided you keep more females and less males.
 

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