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2 Gold Gourami and a Neon Blue Dwarf

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#1 ·
Help... I'm a novice and this is my first tank. We decided to introduce two gold gourami and a male neon blue dwarf to start off the community. All was peaceful for a while until the dwarf began being harassed by one of the gold's. But then the attention changed to the other gold.

Having read through other posts, it appears as though I have a male (long pointed dorsal fin) and a female (shorter rounded dorsal fin) gold. The male is the aggressor and the female now hides in the grasses under the filter, only coming out when chased by the male. Is this a mating ritual? The golds are about 3" long at the moment so probably not fully matured.

Tank size is 160 litres...
 
#4 ·
i don't have anything positive to add,as mine were awful with the agression ,
and i returned them to the LFS.
i just would like to say welcome.:-D
 
#6 ·
live fish seller (i think)....A.K.A the pet shop you got them from :):):)
 
#8 ·
ok thank you helped me too....i just presumed when i saw LFS that thats what it ment ....but like you say it works hahahaha:):):)
 
#9 ·
hi
i couldn't resolve it.so i returned them and i bought three pearl gouramis instead
two girls and a boy.
Local Fish Store,sorry i didn't explain before.
you could try and get another female,to spread the agression,but perhaps
ask them at the store if you can return them if it won't work out.
good luck.
:-D
 
#10 ·
thanks for explaining LFS - so obvious once you know.

So, are Pearl's less territorial than Gold's then?

I may have to try introducing another female Gold first and hope that this resolves the issue - the two have grown to a fair size and the colourings / markings have become very distinctive...
 
#11 ·
well i don;t know about anyone else,but i found them to be
peacefull,there is only the occasional peck between themselves.
 
#12 ·
Thanks Willow. Re the Gold's, I have just found this on another site...

Just one male and one female should be selected for breeding at one time, and they should be placed in a special breeding tank with low water (six to eight inches will do) and plenty of vegetation. Fairly large grained, loose gravel or pebbles will be useful to the male as he builds a bubble nest. When he's ready, he'll try to lure the female into this and persuade her to lay eggs. Bear in mind that males can be quite aggressive at this stage, so it's important that the tank contain plenty of hiding places where the female can escape from his advances.

so if his intentions are amorous, is this cyclical or will this continue until he successfully breeds?
 
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