Does anyone know if a blue dwarf gourami would get on with some neon tetras? the guy at my local pet shop who is very helpful told me hes had loads of people have trouble with gourami's being a bit bullying (ie they try to eat the other fish) towards their other fish. So he told me to get some red honey gourami's instead... thing is I have had my heart set on a blue dwarf gourami for AAAAAGES and I dont want to get it if it eats my neons up ... anyway that i can at least help them get along ?? At the moment I have 5 neon tetras. They are doing well and I was thinking maybe upping it to a 10 fish shoal to deter the gourami from bullying? but I wasn't sure if different tetras would shoal together or not ... so do i go for another 5 neon tets or just different tets to give the tank a bit of variation? aaaargh I feel like my head is gonna explode with all these questions . Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Oh and my tank is 35 litres (10 UK gallon i think )
2007-11-28 05:21:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
i want a powder blue dwarf gourami
2007-11-28 06:35:29 · update #1
First, the general rule of thumb that I've always used is 1 inch of fish per gallon of water. Therefore, I would not double your tetra population unless you don't plan on keeping any other fish.
Second, neon tetras tend to stick together and stay away from other fish. I wouldn't be too concerned about the gourami eating the tetras - unless they are babies and not fully grown.
2007-11-28 05:32:11 · answer #1 · answered by comphelpnj 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I wouldn't recommend 10 neons and then more fish after that in a ten gallon tank unless you had a really good filter(remember 1 inch of fish per gallon of water).The guy from your LFS is right about the red honey gouramis being less aggressive than the dwarfs.However what you could do is make sure that your neon tetras are larger(therefore the gourami is less likely to pick on them) and then add the dwarf gourami.If you wanted to be careful you could buy a tank divider to put in just in case.Most fish stores sell them for regular sized ten gallons and they don't cost very much.
With the tetras,five is enough for a school so if you don't want to add more neons,don't worry about it.A second type of tetra would work but I doubt that you would want to add much more because you would need to get enough tetras to school of the other type.I personally have had luck with glolite and black neon tetras.Also another nice schooling fish would be rasboras.
2007-11-28 05:43:13 · answer #2 · answered by Tama-Love 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
10 gallons is a bit small for 10 neons and a gourami, in my opinion. If I were you, I'd upgrade to a larger tank so that you can house the shoal and gourami you want with minimal problems. Keep the 10 gallon tank onhand as a quarantine tank just in case you need to isolate or treat fish in the future.
2007-11-29 09:58:19 · answer #3 · answered by Quiet Tempest 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neon Gourami Fish
2016-12-12 17:02:22 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not get more neons, just get the blue dwarf gourami. I have had gouramis and neons, in fact i had 6 gouramis, and school of five neon tetras, never had a problem at all.
2007-11-28 06:08:37 · answer #5 · answered by tiffany w 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have a blue Gourami and I have the same problem I don't think that there is anything you can do other than separate them, Mine just the other day ate the tail off of my paradise Gourami and I moved the bully to my 55 gallon tank with my Cichlids and angelfish and he has now been slowly picking the tail off of my smaller angelfish so now I am gonna have to move him again. So I think that they are just bullies. One thing I was told to try is to always make sure that they have a mate. Always buy them in pairs and they won't pick on others so much, I didn't do that but, I am gonna get him a mate this weekend. They had to order me more. Also you can put mirrored glass in your tank to "fool" him and that is suppose to help keep them busy. Good Luck!!
2007-11-28 05:37:02 · answer #6 · answered by junie101278 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dwarf Gouramis are technically fine tank-mates for Neon Tetras.
The problem in your case is that your tank is not big enough for all these fish. The rule of thumb is 1" of fish per 1 gallon of water.
Dwarf Gourami: 3" Adult size
Neon Tetra. 1.5" Adult size
You have Neon Tetras: 1.5" x 5 = 7.5" Adult size.
In smaller tanks it's best not to stock to capacity to make up for water quality issues inherent with smaller tank size.
So, you're pretty good where you are. I would suggest either an upgrade in tank size, or forget more fish and get some shrimp and snails to add interest to your tank.
2007-11-28 05:38:31 · answer #7 · answered by Aquella BSL=BS 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Not a good idea. However Dwarf Gourami might work,Blue Gourami not so much.
Those are two separate species.
Do you want a Dwarf Gourami that's blue or a Blue Gourami,which is a much larger fish?
2007-11-28 06:26:03 · answer #8 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your mix sounds basically high quality so long because the gouramis have become alongside. they're very non-aggressive in route of different fish yet would change into aggressive in route of their personal. protecting with a Southeastern Asia topic i'd recommend: (2) Honey Gouramis (6) pink Line rasboras or stylish Rasboras (2) Skunk loach
2016-10-25 04:04:07 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shouldn't be any problem. Your tank is a bit on the small side, but I'd go for it.
2007-11-28 05:35:08 · answer #10 · answered by TopPotts 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋