Dwarf Gourami acting shy

[Aquaholic]

I recently added a blue dwarf gourami to my tank and it has been very skid-dish/shy. Are they usually always this reserved? Had him in my tank for almost a week and he is still darting all over the place and doesn’t seem to be very happy unlike all of my other fish. Anyone have any suggestions? Thank you in advance!

 

[carsonsgjs]

Its probably still settling in - some fish just take a bit more time. Does your tank have plants and other hiding places set up to make it feel more secure?

 

[Aquaholic]

Its probably still settling in - some fish just take a bit more time. Does your tank have plants and other hiding places set up to make it feel more secure?

It sure does. I have larger plants in both corners of my tank and I also have a centerpiece in the middle for cover as well.

 

[jinjerJOSH22]

Hi, could you post a picture of the tank and the fish?
Like carsonsgji said, give him more time to settle in, this process can take weeks.
Floating plants are a good idea with Gourami.

 

[Magua]

It took my DG a solid month to settle in to the community tank. And now?? He OWNS the place…constantly rearranging all the floating plants as he build his architectural bubble marvels!

 

[Aquaholic]

Hi, could you post a picture of the tank and the fish?
Like carsonsgji said, give him more time to settle in, this process can take weeks.
Floating plants are a good idea with Gourami.

Is there a specific plant they like or just any floating plant in general? I was thinking along the lines of low maintenance floating plants. I like frogbit. What do you use or recommend? Thanks!

It took my DG a solid month to settle in to the community tank. And now?? He OWNS the place…constantly rearranging all the floating plants as he build his architectural bubble marvels!

Awesome!! What floating plants do you have in your tank?

Hi, could you post a picture of the tank and the fish?
Like carsonsgji said, give him more time to settle in, this process can take weeks.
Floating plants are a good idea with Gourami.

Yeah here’s a picture of my tank. Ignore the little brine shrimp in the tank at the top, haha. I just fed them prior to taking this pic.

 

[Magua]

My DG looooves the frogbit. The longer the roots get, the happier he is. He “sleeps” n it at night. It’s just a good thing I got a lot and it grows faster than he can dismantle it. He likes to nip off the root hairs and sometimes leaves and stems to build his bubble nests. I also have red root floaters, which are pretty but the roots in mine stay short. Once I got decent coverage from the floating plants, he really started ha hanging out in the top third of my tank.

 

[Aquaholic]

My DG looooves the frogbit. The longer the roots get, the happier he is. He “sleeps” n it at night. It’s just a good thing I got a lot and it grows faster than he can dismantle it. He likes to nip off the root hairs and sometimes leaves and stems to build his bubble nests. I also have red root floaters, which are pretty but the roots in mine stay short. Once I got decent coverage from the floating plants, he really started ha hanging out in the top third of my tank.

Do you ever have an issue with the frogbit growing excessively?

 

[Magua]

Do you ever have an issue with the frogbit growing excessively?

I probably will…it took a while to start growing well. But in the last couple weeks it’s started sprouting like mad. I’m sure I’ll be scooping and discarding plenty soon enough. But it really looks so nice, especially with the super long tentacles (roots).

 

[Aquaholic]

I probably will…it took a while to start growing well. But in the last couple weeks it’s started sprouting like mad. I’m sure I’ll be scooping and discarding plenty soon enough. But it really looks so nice, especially with the super long tentacles (roots).

Right on! Thanks! Nice looking DG by the way!

 

[jinjerJOSH22]

Is there a specific plant they like or just any floating plant in general? I was thinking along the lines of low maintenance floating plants. I like frogbit. What do you use or recommend? Thanks!

Awesome!! What floating plants do you have in your tank?

Yeah here’s a picture of my tank. Ignore the little brine shrimp in the tank at the top, haha. I just fed them prior to taking this pic.
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Nice tank!
We currently have a lot of salvinia in our tanks but Frogbit was one of my favourites as well as floating some Hygrophlila Polysperma.