Licorice Gourami for Guppy fry containment?

[outspoken]

In my community tank I have Silvertip Tetras, various Guppy, Julii Cory and snails. I'd like to keep the guppy fry population to a minimum but don't mind some of them turning into adults.

I have a breeding tank that is exploding with guppies so I do enjoy guppy fry, however I'd like to maintain a certain level of size in my community tank.

Will a Licorice Gourami feed on guppy fry or would I need something bigger?

[Colu]

Am not sure licorice gourami's will keep your guppy population in check depending on your tank size angelfish will do a great job controlling your guppy population

[outspoken]

Angelfish would be a bit too big for this setup.

[Colu]

3 minutes ago, outspoken said:

Angelfish would be a bit too big for this setup.

I remember reading some were that female bettas are good for keeping guppy population in check

[outspoken]

 

24 minutes ago, Colu said:

I remember reading some were that female bettas are good for keeping guppy population in check

Thanks, I think that's what I'm leaning towards. The first google results came up with an article saying that Betta, Goldfish, Angelfish, Dwarf Gouramis and Pike Cichlid are good for controlling guppy fry population. That lead me to discover the Licorice Gourami, but it did look a bit too small for the job so I came to confirm.

Going to pick out a betta. 😉