Dwarf gourami problems and questions?

*Community* means that they will get along well with other small species like guppies, platys, and tetras. But gourami are territorial with each other, and the brightly colored dwarf gouramis are always males. The females of these are a gray or silver, so they don't sell as well.

If your tank is more than 20 gallons, you could try adding several plants so they aren't always seeing each other. They might get along if there's enough room that they can each have a part of the tank. If your tank is smaller than 20 gallons, you might need to return one of them or get a tank divider.

ADDED To keep him from jumping out, use a sheet of glass or acrylic, or even netting from a craft store if you don't have a cover or hood for the tank.

Dwarf Gourami

Well to answer your questions and here you go:

1.) Two inches (5 cm) is a good length for this Gourami to reach in the aquarium, though males can get slightly larger up to a maximum of two and a half inches (6cm)

2.)Dwarf Gouramis are a good community fish. They are timid, however, and may take a bit of time to become comfortable in an aquarium and come out of hiding. Keep them with other peaceful fish. Plus each of them could be males and also its a defending of where they hide for their homes so its a terrortorital too is why they fight as well

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Dwarf gourami problems and questions?

1. How big do dwarf gouramis get?

2. I have a dwarf gourami and a fire red dwarf gourami. The fire red gourami is just i little bit bigger then the other. The fire gourami is pecking at my other one and they start getting into a fight. When I bought them, they were both labeled as community tank...

they usually get 2 inches they are probably fighting because they are are both males or possibly one is a male bothering a female. Gouramis are hit or miss they can be agressive towards each other. Despite their shy, and docile nature they are aggressive towards fellow dwarf gourami. Each fish tends to establish a territory, and hiding places are a must. Loud noises often scare them, so the tank should be in a quiet area. Regular water changes are a must, as this gourami can be susceptible to disease. Try adding more places for them to hide and live plants.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_gourami

How big is your tank? If it's under 20 gallons, you have a problem. There's not enough territory. If your tank is larger, I suggest to make well planted with live plants for hiding spaces.

They are probably both males, that's what the pet stores usually only carry. They will be similar in size.

Don't put them with mollies. Mollies are generally fin nippers, and gouramis, just like bettas, have a good amount of finnage (a fin nippers candy). I'd more likely put them with corydoras, guppies, danios, platies, swordtails, and/or loaches. Dwarf gouramis can just about get along with any other community fish, but keep them out of the fin nippers way (mollies, rummynose tetras, killifish, and barbs).