If anything, they are timid and will shy away from boisterous species. Keeping just one male in the tank or a couple of females per male is a good preventative measure. Due to their popularity they can be found almost anywhere; online, in-store, or from fellow hobbyists. Dwarf gouramis have a truly unique, colorful appearance.
As commonly happens with popular aquarium fish, many new mutations have appeared over time, expanding the variety of color even further. Dwarf gouramis can grow to be up to 4. Their bodies are quite narrow and compressed on the sides. Their fins, on the other hand, are large and slightly round.
Both their anal and dorsal fins are merged. Their ventral fins have been transformed into a filiform outgrowth which plays the role of a sensory organ. Identifying the sexes of dwarf gouramis can be difficult, but it is very important if you want to breed them. Males tend to be slightly slimmer and shorter than females.
Female dwarf gouramis will have rounded bellies too. Their dorsal fin is also a useful indicator. Identifying the sexes of dwarf gouramis gets easier as they age, as juveniles have less developed features. This fantastically colored fish is one of the most beautiful variations of these species. As their name suggests, blue dwarf gouramis are bright blue and almost glowing. They have distinguishable reddish-brown lines running across their sides and fins.
Their fins also have a light brown edging. Their scales are large, easily recognizable, and are located very close to each other. Similar to the blue dwarf gourami, the powder blue dwarf gourami has almost no other colors mixed in and is much brighter than its friends mentioned above.
The flame dwarf gourami variation earned gouramis their popularity 40 years ago. After this color mutation, interest in breeding and keeping gouramis shot up. Looking somewhat like ember tetras , the body of this fish is bright red with an orange gradient. Their fins also have a mix of these two colors. The neon blue gouramis retain their beautiful blue color and improve upon it, making it twice as bright and visually striking. They also have red stripes running across their body, which under particularly good conditions may become even brighter and turn the fish into a crazy splash of blue and red.
The honey dwarf gourami has a more modest coloring. They are mostly dark red with some orange mixed in. Their caudal fin will almost always be colorless. Their other fins will sometimes have dark patches that in some cases reach the body. These fish prefer relatively small, slow-flowing bodies of water with densely planted beds. They inhibit all sorts of canals, ponds, rivers, lakes, creeks, and small rivers. Monsoon rains allow them to explore new territories by creating small seasonal pools ideal for breeding.
They are used to lots of light, heat, and nutrients in these small temporary pools, which make them a wonderful place to live in. It is important to mention that dwarf gouramis have adapted quite well to temperature swings. You can use either well-rounded large grains of sand or small dark gravel. Consider just getting a slightly dimmed aquarium lamp and keeping it switched on for hours.
Having a good aeration system is a plus but not crucial. The intensity of filtration will depend on the number of plants and the number of fish you have. They prefer slow water flow, so a medium-powered filter will do the job. As for the plants, free-floating or drifting plants are your best choice. Floating plants with fine leaves, such as hornwort , will help to replicate their natural environment. Gouramis use them to hide in and to build nests in. Additionally, you can place some ceramics or wood in your tank to give them additional hiding places.
One thing that dwarf gouramis will notice instantly is dirty water. Dwarf gouramis are peaceful and tolerant neighbors. They prefer to be placed in a tank with non-aggressive and relatively small fish with similar water chemistry requirements. Their ideal tank mates would be the bottom or middle level of the tank as that will help to maintain territorial equilibrium and will also liven up your aquarium. Such tank mates will not disturb them during breeding and will not tamper with their nests if breeding takes place in the community tank.
Consider bottom dwellers such as plecos , or other gouramis such as the sparkling gourami or the pearl gourami. Additional tank mate options for the dwarf gourami include mollies , swordtails , platies , rasboras, loaches, tetras , and catfish such as the otocinclus catfish.
I have a 30 gallon tank empty ATM and I really like the gourami I got from my uncle and was thinking about getting more. I am going to assume that you are talking about your Blue gourami when I answer this. The blue gourami tends to be one of the more aggresive gouramis and I would only recommend getting one or two females provided yours is a male.
They like tall plants , preferably real ones. Keep them with similar sized peaceful tank mates, and make sure the mates are not fin nippers. I don't have experience with Saltwater but I think 30 is a little small and I would recommend FW, but I am always a freshy type of guy anyways ;D.
I really like watching her almost as much as I like watching the guppies XD and I was just wanting to get some input about a gourami only tank, and if it would be possible for them all to get along, ect. I have all the stuff for my blue except live plants, but I have tall silk plants , a cave and a tree stump that she shares with the catfish and rainbow shark.
I am prepared to buy live plants and that fancy gravel for live plants for the 30 gallon, tho, if I go with a gourami-only tank. Not too sure about the gourami only tank I have heard of it being done, but gouramis tend to be somewhat aggressive with other gouramis.
If it can be done I would recommend pearls and honey and maybe one dwarf gourami. As for the plants it does not matter if you use real or fake, just as long as there is a lot if them. You can use which ever they both have advantages. If you did do gourami only what would you do with the other fish in the tank? Click to expand Oh ok sorry, I was not thinking right, I can now see you already had that info up Well then I would go with what I suggested before and go with the honey, pearl and dwarf gourami; the moonlight and the sparkling gourami would probably also be alright.
If you get honey; pearls; 1 dwarf; 1 moonlight; and sparkling gouramis you would be fully stocked. If you left off the moonlight you could get 4 corys or some otos for the bottom. Make sure the tank has lots of plant real or fake and has lots of caves, so they can hide from each other if there is any aggresion. I would leave the gourami in the 20 and set-up the 30 and buy new gouramis for it.
Sorry, but all those gouramis in a 30 gallon tank is a terrible idea. There is only so much surface space. I think a pearl or moonlight, a DG and several sparkling gouramis would work. What's a ditch fish? Harequin rasboras, cherry barbs , upside-down catfish, zebra or yoyo loach and dwarf rainbowfish should all be great options. IME neon and glowlight tetras are not fin nippers and I have heard that rummynose tetras are not as well. Pretty much any similar sized non-aggressive and non-fin-nipping fish should be fine with the gourami.
I don't think the color of them makes a difference but not too sure on that, if you do have multiples of what ever color only have one male and be prepared to remove the other dwarfs if they don't get along. I know how that is, it is 35 miles to go anywhere here The petsmart here sells the different variations of the DG these include a solid blue, a blue with red stripes, and a solid red. Petco probably has the different DG variations, but I can't promise you that they have them.
I doubt they will breed, it is somewhat hard to get them to. You actually want to make sure you do get a male and female. Don't get multiple males, they might fight. Petco and Petsmart don't sell female dwarf gouramis, I suspect because they are not brightly colored.
I would suggest just getting one male. If you really want females you can probably buy them online. Really, I would think that it would be more trouble to pick out the females than to just sell them. Male gouramis have a tendency to be aggressive towards each other, so they should typically be kept individually.
Female gouramis usually tolerate each other well. Mixing different species or color varieties of gouramis should only be done in larger, well decorated tanks. Remember that blue, three spot, opaline, gold and lavender gouramis are all the same fish — they have just been bred for different colors!
Gouramis are slow moving and are best kept with similar sized fish that are not fin nippers or too active. Larger tetras, livebearers other than fancy guppies, peaceful barbs, most danios and angelfish, can all be good choices.
Always consult an aquarium expert before buying any new fish for your aquarium. Frozen and live foods can also be fed as treats or to help induce spawning. For best results, rotate their diet daily and feed only what they can consume in under 2 minutes, once or twice a day. Many species of gouramis can be bred in captivity, but some effort is required to raise the fry to adulthood.
Most species of gouramis sold in stores are bubble nest builders. After building a suitable nest at the surface, the male courts the female and a spawning ritual begins.
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