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FishingRaccoon · 12-10-2006, 03:02 PM

I just got both a few days ago and they are being quarentined in together along with a Pearl Gourami. Well the SAE is chasing the otocincluses around and when they take a rest he swims on top of them and rest downs on them. I was under the impression that SAE were pretty peaceful fish that went well with pretty much anything.

Yes I am sure it is a SAE too, checked, then checked again, and tripled checked with every description online and the pictures I could find.

The Pearl Gourami has also taken to spending most of the day in the ornament placed in the quarentined, my girlfriend says that she thinks that the SAE is "bullying" it too. But I haven't witnessed this but doubt it because the Pearl Gourami is already bigger than the SAE, and after dealing with a Rainbow Shark and a Gold Gourami competing over the same shrimp pelet and the Gourami always winning I really doubt that is the case. (Side note: the Rainbow Shark and Gold Gourami are in seperate tanks now)

Any clue what is going on here though, do SAE just not get along with otocincluses, and if so what would be safe to put a SAE with? I was planning on putting it in with my Gold Gourami and some Corries sharing that tank.

12-10-2006, 03:02 PM	#1
FishingRaccoon Fishy Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 13	SAE and Otocincluses I just got both a few days ago and they are being quarentined in together along with a Pearl Gourami. Well the SAE is chasing the otocincluses around and when they take a rest he swims on top of them and rest downs on them. I was under the impression that SAE were pretty peaceful fish that went well with pretty much anything. Yes I am sure it is a SAE too, checked, then checked again, and tripled checked with every description online and the pictures I could find. The Pearl Gourami has also taken to spending most of the day in the ornament placed in the quarentined, my girlfriend says that she thinks that the SAE is "bullying" it too. But I haven't witnessed this but doubt it because the Pearl Gourami is already bigger than the SAE, and after dealing with a Rainbow Shark and a Gold Gourami competing over the same shrimp pelet and the Gourami always winning I really doubt that is the case. (Side note: the Rainbow Shark and Gold Gourami are in seperate tanks now) Any clue what is going on here though, do SAE just not get along with otocincluses, and if so what would be safe to put a SAE with? I was planning on putting it in with my Gold Gourami and some Corries sharing that tank.