Kevin

my blue gourami is chasing my new corys around and i dont know what to do, the corys will be sitting on the bottom, and as soon as she sees one, she darts at it and chases it around the tank...any ideas

Shrimpy

hello  kevin . I dont care if u listen or not but i would seperate them or if u can't leave them be for a while. Maybe she's protecting something?
peace man

Kevin

i might get one of those net breeders and use it as her prison...see if she likes time-out

Shrimpy

lol nice one kev. what are u gonna feed her water and moldy bread?

armadillo

I think he's serious. Other members use time-out to shake out a fish' attitude. Never worked for my fish, though. They also recommend to move the decoration while the fish is having time-out, so that decreases its sense ot territoriality.

Shrimpy

i knew he was serious it's just that fish in "time-out" seems rather silly don't u agree

armadillo

Aaaah, sorry. I thought you thought he was making a joke. Oooh, I don't know about silly. You wouldnt' believe how much we humanize our fish in my house!

Shrimpy

well humanized fish 'eh. Do the eat with silverware? Just joking. that that seems rather cool that u humanize ur fish. ok fish whisperer

armadillo

They dont' eat with silverware but we don't either. I have to admit something REALLY anthropomorphic that I did the other day. I went to an earthenware store that sells plates and stuff to find mini bowls to try to put my sinking pellets in. I bought one per fish tank!

COBettaCouple

lol.. i love that idea

kevin, what's the latest with your gourami & corys?

0morrokh

That's actually a really good idea...prevents the crumbs from sinking into the gravel and making a mess.

Kevin--have you tried a time-out yet? If that doesn't work, you may have to separate them. Some Dwarf Gouramis can be really aggressive.

armadillo

Well it doesnt work (my really good idea). I've found that the sinking pellets are actually SLOW sinking pellets. Any idea how I can get them to stay in the bowl directly? Even if I soak them in water in the bowl first, they'll start floating about on contact with the water.

COBettaCouple

glue them to the bowl, of course. i don't know - presoak them maybe?

Kevin

sorry guys...i has in VA for a baseball tourney, and camp all week
the aggression isnt near as bad, ive only seen her chasing them once since i got home...the leopard still isnt really schooling with the others...they hang out every now and then, but he doesnt try to school with them...loner maybe

i'm uploading pics right now...will post them later

COBettaCouple

wb.. look forward to the pics.

Kevin

i'm sooo add...and tired
i got a little sidetracked last night, but here they are