Gourami question Question

Well I was planing on in a couple weeks to get a Dwarf Gourami and a Honey Gourami, but can I keep them together at my LFS it said the Honey Gouramis were aggressive and the Dwarfs were community. So can I keep them together? Thanks. :;hi1

Well the tank is 46 gallons and it's gonna have peaceful fish. Would they get territorial in a 46 gallon? How many can I keep at most in a 46 gallon although i'll most likely just stick with the HG and the DG if there good together?

I have Dwarf Gouramis. They can be a little aggressive because they are territorial. If you see them being aggressive just move around your decor in the tank and it will make the tank neutral again. I've kept my Dwarf Gouramis in my Barb tank and they did just fine. Right now they are in a tank with 4 small Angelfish. The Dwarf Gouramis leave my Angelfish alone but I noticed yesterday when I fed them that one is being more aggressive towards the other so I'll be changing the decor around tonight.

That's plenty of room for a DG. Most gouramis only get territorial with their own kind or if the tank is too small and they feel like the other fish are intuders. Even the little innocent male honeys can get territorial if they're housed in cramped spaces with eachother, although they usually make really good tank mates for other peaceful community fish.

Dwarf gouramis aren't typically territorial against any smaller schooling fish, they don't like being placed with brightly colored, long fined, large , labyrinth fish, that are aggresive though. So, stay away from any fish that have those characteristics. I do have a little something to say about them from a source named This old spouse on another forum I frequent,

I wouldn't suggest dwarf gouramis. They don't do well in new tanks, and they've been so overbred that the species is now susceptible to dwarf gourami disease, which is usually fatal. I lost 6 this way, and it really upset me because they're great fish with lots of personality.

I also wouldn't start out with neons, as they also don't do well in newly established tanks. Cardinals would be a bit better.

With any fish, start out with a full shoal of one species, then add another after a couple of weeks, etc.

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