BulldogWrestler

And how big do these things REALLY get? The ones at PetSmart are saying 4". Some of the LFS say 4", some say 6-8", some say that they will continue to grow and they've seen them at 24".

Anyone with first hand experience?

In one of the LFS and in PetSmart, these things were housed with Tiger Barbs and everything seemed pretty honky dorey. But then again, who knows if they were just "baiting their time to strike"

Any info would be appreciated. I'm getting tons of contradicting answers

agabr123

i'm pretty sure that in most aquariums kissing gouramis won't get larger than 8 inches, but that could be because their growth is stunted, i'm not sure, i haven't kept them.

when LFS stock fish together, it's generally not because they're compatible. they severely overstock their tanks because it doesn't allow for any fish to establish any kind of territory (or really any space to move) so it keeps down aggression quite a bit.

personally, i like tiger barbs best in species only tanks, or just with something on the bottom like an RTS