breese31

I have had 2 male dwarf gourami for about a month in a 55 gal tank. I have it moderately planted (I'll post a pic in a bit) with fake plants. I am new, I went to petsmart and saw these guys and had to get them.. of course I wasn't told about their incompatibility. Do they ever eventually leave each other alone? My red one is definitely dominant over the blue, is there a way they can coexist?

Amanda

I had 2 in my 55, and one eventually killed the other...

Borisbbadd

I've never had any luck with multiple gouramis.

Tropical Aquarist

Yeah I like to think of gouramis as a solitary fish in a community tank(meaning only one gourami).

Borisbbadd

I wish it were different, I would love to have a whole tank full of them.

aquarist48

Hello Breese. Sorry to say that I can't recall any fish stories of two Gourami's getting along in the same tank for very long. If the problems persist then I would suggest separating them or possibly even returning one I'm sure you'll do what is best for your fish.
Ken

Jaysee

The only time I was able to successfully keep multiple dwarf gouramis was with honey gouramis. IME they have a muchmore peaceful disposition, similar to pearl gouramis. Or you could try a group of sparkling gouramis - they don't really "school", but they get along fine in larger groups.

breese31

Yeah, I am going to return one. Was just wondering if there was ever any sucess stories but from all the threads and experienced guys like yourself saying it wont work I see the writing on the wall. I'm thinking I am going to keep the less dominant one although neither of them bother my other fish. Plus he's blue and looks cooler imo. Thanks for the advice once again everyone!!

Beth1965

Wow, I've had two and they dont go near each other