What are good aquarium mates for dwarf or pink kissing gourami fish?

Answer 1

Dwarf gourami will get along ok with most other fish near it's size that aren't overly aggressive or very very shy. Good choices would include larger tetras such as bleeding heart or congos. Also mollies and swordtails make good tank mates for dwarf gourami. Several different barbs are good such as gold and checkerboard. Cory cat fish are also high on the list since they spend planty of time on the bottom while the dwarf gourami will spend much time on the top of the water.

Kissing gourami are a bit larger and a bit more aggressive. I would select fish like angels, rainbow fish, giant danios and other medium sized or quick fish for tankmates for kissing gourami.

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Answer 2

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What are good aquarium mates for dwarf or pink kissing gourami fish?

Answer 3

Kissing Gourami Tank Mates

Answer 4

The Kissing Gouramis should not be kept in a 10 gallon. The absolute minimum would be 30 gallons for them, most people wouldn't put them in anything smaller than a 55 gallon. Dwarf Gouramis could work. It would be very tight, but it could work. Some people list the minimum tank size at 10, but most people consider 15 to be the minimum tank size for them. They will be particularly territorial if kept in a tank as small as 10 gallons, so you have to be very careful what you put with them in a tank that small. The Sparkling Gourami is a great deal smaller and less territorial than the Dwarf Gourami, and you could easily fit a trio of 2 females and 1 male in a 10 gallon. These are also commonly available.

Answer 5

Gourami fish can get a long with a lot of different fish. I have a kissing and a dwarf Gourami in a tank with rainbow shark and some corydoris. I put a link below that has a compatibility chart hope this helps

Answer 6

You have listed 2 types of gouramis. The Dwarf Gourami can go in a community tank with medium fish. They like to eat plants and hide in them too.
The Kissing Gourami grows large-up to 7" and is a troublemaker. The kissing behavior is shown as an act of aggression.
The Kissing Gourami does well with Opaline, Blue, Platinum or any of the other large Gouramis.
Tiger Barbs as well as any other kind of barb would be good companions as well. Kissing Gouramis like to eat plants and algae off the side of the glass.

Answer 7

The Kissing Gourami is best combined with other medium to large labyrinth fish and other peaceful larger fish. Rarely this species may bully smaller fish but if hungry, the Kissing Gourami may suck at the scales of large, slow-moving fish.

They can be kept singly or in a group. If keeping in a group, they should be about the same size to stop the larger fish picking on the smaller ones. They are ideal for the smaller to mid-sized Central American Cichlid tank or robust South American tank.

Do not keep with African Cichlids.

Check this link for more details:
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Answer 8

The Dwarf Gourami should be kept in groups of 3 or more and is compatible with Altum Angelfish, Angelfish, Bala Shark, Black Neon Tetra, Black Skirt Tetra, Bleeding Heart Tetra, Blind Cave Tetra, Bloodfin, Bosemani Rainbow, Buenos Aires Tetra, Chinese Algae Eater, Chinese High Fin, Clown Loach, Colombian Tetra, Congo Tetra, Croaking Gourami, Diamond Tetra, Dwarf Neon Rainbow, Emperor Tetra, Featherfin Squeaker, Flame Tetra, Gardneri Killifish, Glass Catfish, GloFish, Head-and-Tail-Light Tetra, Kissing Gourami, Kribensis, Kuhli Loach, Lemon Tetra, Molly, Pearl Gourami, Penguin Tetra, Platy, Pristella Tetra, Red Base Tetra, Red Eye Tetra, Rosy Barb, Rummynose Tetra, Serpae Tetra, Silver Dollar, Silver Hatchetfish, Silver Tip Tetra, Sparkling Gourami, Swordtail, Three Spot Gourami, Upsidedown Catfish, White Cloud, Zebra Danio

The Kissing Gourami should be kept in groups of 4 and is compatible with Altum Angelfish, Angelfish, Bala Shark, Bosemani Rainbow, Cherry Barb, Chinese Algae Eater, Clown Loach, Croaking Gourami, Dwarf Gourami, Dwarf Neon Rainbow, Featherfin Squeaker, Flying Fox, Glass Catfish, GloFish, Kribensis, Kuhli Loach, Otto Catfish, Pearl Gourami, Rainbow Shark, Red Tailed Shark, Rosy Barb, Siamese Algae Eater, Silver Dollar, Sparkling Gourami, Three Spot Gourami, Tiger Barb, Tin Foil Barb, Upsidedown Catfish, Zebra Danio

Don't forget: kissing gourami can get up to 9" a piece so you need a fairly large tank.