Quick Questiom

[jdesormeaux006]

Hey All:

I've never had two gourami's in the same tank before, as I am fairly new
to the hobby, however I saw one that I couldn't resist and pick him up (He's
a Dwarf Gourami while the current inhabitant is a Opuline).

I took all the standard precautions before putting my new friend in the
tank and when it was time he made a nice
addition............but............oh no.......the opluline blue comes out
of the depths and is chasing him around.

Now I no that this is a territorial thing because there's no nips on my
new friends fin's the opuline just chases him around and now for the last
day has had him backed into a corner.

My question is, is there anything I can do to help my little guy out,
either remove some objects to screw up the old territories etc.....

Thanks in Advance

[Dinky]

"jdesormeaux006" > wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
> Hey All:
>
> My question is, is there anything I can do to help my little guy out,
> either remove some objects to screw up the old territories etc.....
>

Yes. This works in many cases. Fish have a 5 second memory. You move the
decor around, they'll both think they're in a new dimension and start over
with the territories!

YMMV, or course.<g>

billy

[Matthew Clark]

The root of your problem -- regardless of what Dinky said -- is
keeping only one of each type of fish in your tank. Opaline and dwarf
gouramis can coexist, but I would suggest keeping several individuals
of each species. Add at least 2 opalines and 2 dwarfs and you should
be fine.

Matthew Clark

"jdesormeaux006" > wrote in message gers.com>...
> Hey All:
>
> I've never had two gourami's in the same tank before, as I am fairly new
> to the hobby, however I saw one that I couldn't resist and pick him up (He's
> a Dwarf Gourami while the current inhabitant is a Opuline).
>
> I took all the standard precautions before putting my new friend in the
> tank and when it was time he made a nice
> addition............but............oh no.......the opluline blue comes out
> of the depths and is chasing him around.
>
> Now I no that this is a territorial thing because there's no nips on my
> new friends fin's the opuline just chases him around and now for the last
> day has had him backed into a corner.
>
> My question is, is there anything I can do to help my little guy out,
> either remove some objects to screw up the old territories etc.....
>
> Thanks in Advance

[NetMax]

"jdesormeaux006" > wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
> Hey All:
>
> I've never had two gourami's in the same tank before, as I am
fairly new
> to the hobby, however I saw one that I couldn't resist and pick him up
(He's
> a Dwarf Gourami while the current inhabitant is a Opuline).
>
> I took all the standard precautions before putting my new friend in
the
> tank and when it was time he made a nice
> addition............but............oh no.......the opluline blue comes
out
> of the depths and is chasing him around.
>
> Now I no that this is a territorial thing because there's no nips
on my
> new friends fin's the opuline just chases him around and now for the
last
> day has had him backed into a corner.
>
> My question is, is there anything I can do to help my little guy
out,
> either remove some objects to screw up the old territories etc.....
>
> Thanks in Advance

The smaller the tank, the more likely you will have personality
conflicts. Mixing fish together from the Anabantidae family is
problematic, as they are territorial. Big tank and lots of fish, and
your problems decrease. Small tank or only one of each and chances of
trouble increases. Adding more will not necessarily solve your problem,
as it depends on the personality of the Opaline, and he has the home ice
advantage right now (and he won't forget it in 5 seconds ;o).

I'd trade one or the other back to the store, or to a friend. Replacing
the Opaline increases your chances of getting a mix of fish which get
along. If you tank is big enough, adding several Opalines (or 3 spots or
golds) would mix it up enough so maybe he forgets about the little Dwarf,
but ymmv.

NetMax

[Dinky]

"Matthew Clark" > wrote in message
om...
> The root of your problem -- regardless of what Dinky said -- is



<Shrug> It's almost always worked for me, even with gourami. <g>