CAS512

Hi, i currently have 2 dwarf Gouramis in my tank. i have a blue one and an orange one. the blue one deosnt look well and the orange one keeps chasing it and looks as though it is nipping my blue one. i also have 2 yo yo loaches and one of them keeps (it seems to me that it's eating it??) near it's left fin. i am going to be uploading some pics of my blue one in a minute, but is there any reason as to why the orange one is chasing the blue one

Amanda

Two males cannot be housed together. They have the same personality as bettas.

CAS512

oh really?? they've been in my tank for about 6 weeks and they were doing fine, now all of a sudden the orange one is a major jerk!

Amanda

I had 2 in a 55, one killed the other eventually. The only time it's okay to house 2 males together is in a LARGE planted tank.

CAS512

here are some pics:

Amanda

Ouch. Can you QT him?? He needs to be QT'd by himself to heal. Moving him to a different tank permenantly would be best, IMO.

CAS512

i know i dont have another tank. how small can the tank be to put him in?

Amanda

I would say 5 gal. MIN with 10 gal. being preferred.

CAS512

i'll have to see if i can get one but then i'd have to do the whole cycle won't i?

Amanda

You can take some established media from your larger tank to "instant cycle" the QT.

CAS512

ok thanks, i'll see if i can get a tank from somewhere

Amanda

You're welcome. Do they have Craigslist or an equivalent in Aus.?

CAS512

i don't think so. i haven't heard of either of them

breese31

Bump, I have the same exact situation in my tank. They are together for about 3 weeks now, generally they ignore each other and if they get close the blue you usually establishes dominance and the oter skits away. I'm reading everything (dang LFS, could you one time help me out!!!) and thinking I have to return one but is there ever been a successful two male DG pair? Would adding a female help? Its a 55 gal tank

Lucy

Hi breese welcome to FishLore
Please don't hi-jack or bump up old threads.
The original situation has probably been resolved and you'll most likely get more responses starting your own thread.

Thanks