I am a new fish owner and have a ten gallon tank. I have four fish and they are still alive and doing well. (two gouramis and two smaller fish) The smaller ones seem to be doing fine. However, one of the blue gouramis is acting extremely aggressive to the other. I think this may be a female because she has a slight bulge to her stomach and the male (I believe is a male) seems to be the one who is aggressive. He has the poor female stuck in the corner where she often sits. I have a smaller tank..... Not sure what size either 2.5 gallon or 5. After some careful reading a lot of articles I have heard the recommendation to separate so he does not kill her. Now I have a filter and a heater set up and all the decorations in the ten gallon tank. The questions I have are would a 2.5 or 5 gallon tank be a sufficient size for my female gouramis? And do I need a bubbler and what else may I need for the tank? Should I buy more fish for the tank as well? What fish would I buy?
2007-01-13 13:04:49 · 4 answers · asked by Artemis 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Blue gouramis are normally peaceful toward other fish but males who want to breed can be aggressive toward females who are not ready to breed. Separate them for a while and if possible use a divider in your 10 gallon tank (clear glass or plastic with holes) to keep them apart. A second tank even 2.5 gallons would be good too but it may be better if they can see each other through the divider. Gouramis are labyrinth breathers and can take oxygen from the water surface so bubbles aren't necessary but do provide some sort of filter to keep their tank clean. Most smaller, non-aggressive fish make good tankmates for blues.
2007-01-13 13:28:53 · answer #1 · answered by pilot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My gouramis would act like this. I noticed though that the female was never injured even though the male was very aggressive. Take a close look at her.Well, they mated however my hermit crabs ate the eggs! The mating was cool to watch. They would envelope into each other and flutter through the tank. If there are no injuries, I would leave them be. A ten gallon tank is very small. Try not to add more fish. Good luck and have a great year.
2007-01-13 13:46:24 · answer #2 · answered by firestarter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the divider idea,but the real solution is a larger tank. Eventually it will become the only solution. Good luck. PeeTee
2007-01-13 13:35:47 · answer #3 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here is a site to tell you what size tank you have
2007-01-13 15:14:56 · answer #4 · answered by rhino_man420 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋