Gourami trouble PLZ HELP!

fishboy · 04-24-2005, 12:45 PM

I got a new gourami for my 10 gallon community and hes ripping my fish to shreds. I have a receit and can return him should I ?

Sly Guy · 04-24-2005, 12:52 PM

well i would just call whereever it is u got it and ask if u can return it.
what are the other fish in tank
and is it a dwarf or regular gourami

fishboy · 04-24-2005, 12:56 PM

dwarf gourami i got it at petsmart i have a 2 week garent. It's killing my molly and long finned tetras

Gracie6363 · 04-24-2005, 01:03 PM

petsmart seems to have a good return policy. thats where i got my dwarf powder blue gourami's as well. I think it's 14 days with receipt for store credit or trade.

My dwarfs are somewhat agressive with each other but not at all with the other tank mates. My 5 tetra actually chase them off when they come near their "space".

Best of luck.

fishboy · 04-24-2005, 01:12 PM

I netted it and made it so it can't escape the net.turns out i lost my receipt but i got it yesterday i know the sales person and i have the bags with signed labels i think i'll trade him for something else any ideas on what i should get?

Gracie6363 · 04-24-2005, 02:54 PM

maybe 2 or 3 zebra danios, leopard danios, or golden danio (1 of each even maybe) they are super active and fun to watch.

I like the red minor tetra as well as white skirt variety as well, however they are much more bashful than the danio.

fishboy · 04-24-2005, 05:02 PM

sadly my mom thinks i have to give him a chance

she say he's establishing himself when really he concured 7/8 of the tank

Lexus · 04-24-2005, 07:54 PM

What size tank is it in? what are the other tank mates?

fishboy · 04-24-2005, 08:28 PM

he's in a 10 gallon w/ 2 white skirt tetras 1 platy and 1 molly

leongreenway · 04-25-2005, 08:00 AM

Dwarf Gouramis can get territorial. Have you got plenty of hiding places, plants etc

Lexus · 04-25-2005, 02:16 PM

tetras can be quite nippy when not in a proper school (ie 5 or more)and mollys can be quite mean in general. I would wait to see how is is over a week or two.

fishboy · 04-25-2005, 02:23 PM

thanx for all your help. I've heard of gouramis beign territorial but the woman at PETsMART informed me that only the larger gouramis are territorial and dwarfs are not

fishboy · 04-25-2005, 02:36 PM

just looked at my tank both my tetras have bad cases of bacteria at the edges of there fins and i isolated the gourami w/ my net till further notice i don't think he's so "cute" now. I think my mom will let me return him

leongreenway · 04-25-2005, 03:18 PM

Dwarf do get territorial, dont know ewhere she got that from

fishboy · 04-25-2005, 04:19 PM

ok i have a 2.5 tank tht is in the nitrite to early nirtate stge. Can i put the gourami in this tank for the time being?

fishboy · 04-25-2005, 07:01 PM

i realy need an answer here people not to be mean but my gouramis been sitting in a net fo like 4 hr.s so he doesn't cause trouble and i need to know if i can move him the 2.5 gallon tank which is only 68 degrees. i may give him away.

fishboy · 04-26-2005, 05:00 AM

platy and 1 long fin dead one long fin with no anal or dorsal fins molly seems fine. PLEASE HELP ME

fishboy · 04-26-2005, 02:28 PM

molly and gourami are all thats left. getting rid of gourami, doing massive water change, and starting anew

CollinD45 · 04-28-2005, 05:10 AM

Dwarf gouramis aren't as agressive as red paradise gouramis but they will change once they get used to their surroundings. My red paradise when I first got him killed 8 fish his first week and now he does great with his 4 tank mates. Gouramis don't do good with other kinds of fish other than other gouramis that I have noticed. Other than tiger barbs, Hypostomus, freshwater shark breeds. DO NOT put goldfish in there... they will eat them.

leongreenway · 04-28-2005, 09:47 AM

whats the ammonia level in the 2.5 ?????????????????????????????????????????

04-24-2005, 12:45 PM	#1
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	Gourami trouble PLZ HELP! I got a new gourami for my 10 gallon community and hes ripping my fish to shreds. I have a receit and can return him should I ? __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

04-24-2005, 12:52 PM	#2
Sly Guy Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: midwest Age: 26 Posts: 65	Re: Gourami trouble well i would just call whereever it is u got it and ask if u can return it. what are the other fish in tank and is it a dwarf or regular gourami

04-24-2005, 12:56 PM	#3
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	dwarf gourami i got it at petsmart i have a 2 week garent. It's killing my molly and long finned tetras __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

04-24-2005, 01:03 PM	#4
Gracie6363 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Age: 29 Posts: 139	Re: Gourami trouble petsmart seems to have a good return policy. thats where i got my dwarf powder blue gourami's as well. I think it's 14 days with receipt for store credit or trade. My dwarfs are somewhat agressive with each other but not at all with the other tank mates. My 5 tetra actually chase them off when they come near their "space". Best of luck. __________________ 10 Gallon 1 orange white skirt tetra 1 chinese algae eater 40 gallon 2 leopard cory 1 bala shark 1 angel fish 1 pl*co 1 doberman 3 tabby cats 1 siamese 1 gray tree squirrel 1 husband 1 4.5 yr old son

04-24-2005, 01:12 PM	#5
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	I netted it and made it so it can't escape the net.turns out i lost my receipt but i got it yesterday i know the sales person and i have the bags with signed labels i think i'll trade him for something else any ideas on what i should get? __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

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04-24-2005, 02:54 PM	#6
Gracie6363 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Age: 29 Posts: 139	Re: Gourami trouble PLZ HELP maybe 2 or 3 zebra danios, leopard danios, or golden danio (1 of each even maybe) they are super active and fun to watch. I like the red minor tetra as well as white skirt variety as well, however they are much more bashful than the danio. __________________ 10 Gallon 1 orange white skirt tetra 1 chinese algae eater 40 gallon 2 leopard cory 1 bala shark 1 angel fish 1 pl*co 1 doberman 3 tabby cats 1 siamese 1 gray tree squirrel 1 husband 1 4.5 yr old son

04-24-2005, 05:02 PM	#7
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	sadly my mom thinks i have to give him a chance she say he's establishing himself when really he concured 7/8 of the tank __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

04-24-2005, 07:54 PM	#8
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,407	Re: Gourami trouble PLZ HELP What size tank is it in? what are the other tank mates? __________________ 55 Gallon 1 Fantail Goldfish 1 Albino Bristlenose 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 4 Angelfish 3 Zebra Danios 14? Assorted Corys 46 Gallon 8 Tiger Barbs 8 Pulcher/Brichardi Cichlids 29 Gallon 1 Snail 1 Betta 8 Pulcher/Brichardi Fry

04-24-2005, 08:28 PM	#9
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	he's in a 10 gallon w/ 2 white skirt tetras 1 platy and 1 molly __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

04-25-2005, 08:00 AM	#10
leongreenway Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 238	Dwarf Gouramis can get territorial. Have you got plenty of hiding places, plants etc __________________ It's better to Burn out than to Fade Away !!

04-25-2005, 02:16 PM	#11
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,407	Re: Gourami trouble PLZ HELP tetras can be quite nippy when not in a proper school (ie 5 or more)and mollys can be quite mean in general. I would wait to see how is is over a week or two. __________________ 55 Gallon 1 Fantail Goldfish 1 Albino Bristlenose 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 4 Angelfish 3 Zebra Danios 14? Assorted Corys 46 Gallon 8 Tiger Barbs 8 Pulcher/Brichardi Cichlids 29 Gallon 1 Snail 1 Betta 8 Pulcher/Brichardi Fry

04-25-2005, 02:23 PM	#12
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	thanx for all your help. I've heard of gouramis beign territorial but the woman at PETsMART informed me that only the larger gouramis are territorial and dwarfs are not __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

04-25-2005, 02:36 PM	#13
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	just looked at my tank both my tetras have bad cases of bacteria at the edges of there fins and i isolated the gourami w/ my net till further notice i don't think he's so "cute" now. I think my mom will let me return him __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

04-25-2005, 03:18 PM	#14
leongreenway Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 238	Dwarf do get territorial, dont know ewhere she got that from __________________ It's better to Burn out than to Fade Away !!

04-25-2005, 04:19 PM	#15
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	ok i have a 2.5 tank tht is in the nitrite to early nirtate stge. Can i put the gourami in this tank for the time being? __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

04-25-2005, 07:01 PM	#16
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	i realy need an answer here people not to be mean but my gouramis been sitting in a net fo like 4 hr.s so he doesn't cause trouble and i need to know if i can move him the 2.5 gallon tank which is only 68 degrees. i may give him away. __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

04-26-2005, 05:00 AM	#17
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	platy and 1 long fin dead one long fin with no anal or dorsal fins molly seems fine. PLEASE HELP ME __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

04-26-2005, 02:28 PM	#18
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	molly and gourami are all thats left. getting rid of gourami, doing massive water change, and starting anew __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

04-28-2005, 05:10 AM	#19
CollinD45 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wausau, WI Posts: 4	Dwarf gouramis aren't as agressive as red paradise gouramis but they will change once they get used to their surroundings. My red paradise when I first got him killed 8 fish his first week and now he does great with his 4 tank mates. Gouramis don't do good with other kinds of fish other than other gouramis that I have noticed. Other than tiger barbs, Hypostomus, freshwater shark breeds. DO NOT put goldfish in there... they will eat them.

04-28-2005, 09:47 AM	#20
leongreenway Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 238	whats the ammonia level in the 2.5 ????????????????????????????????????????? __________________ It's better to Burn out than to Fade Away !!

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