Carls Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Any ideas on ideal tank mates for a 180L tank with 30 chili rasboras, 20 emerald dwarf rasbora and Spotted Dwarf Rasboras and I'm looking for a show piece fish to add to the community. I was thinking either the Honey Dwarf Gourami, sparkling or pearl Gourami as I've had them before but not sure if the chili's will become food. I've got Panda corys, Venezuela Corydoras and marble hatchet fish as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 The honey and sparkling gourami should be perfectly fine. I am not too sure about the pearl, as they can get bigger than the others, and might go after the dwarf rasboras. I hope this helps! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/5/2022 at 9:30 PM, Carls said: I was thinking either the Honey Dwarf Gourami, sparkling or pearl Gourami as I've had them before but not sure if the chili's will become food. I am trying to think of what is the "calmest" gourami for the question. Here's one where Cory mentions the Pearl Gourami as being "more mild". Here's another talking about sunset honey gourami: Hopefully that helps or someone who has kept a few of these can chime in 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carls Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 Thanks for this, I was youtubing Cory's fish tips as well today. I think I am heading in either the Dwarf Honey Gourami, sparkling gourami or the pearl gourami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 6:06 PM, Carls said: I think I am heading in either the Dwarf Honey Gourami, sparkling gourami or the pearl gourami I kind of dig the chocolate gourami. But they are hard to find. I don't think they are aggressive, but just never a species I have had a lot of time with.https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/top-5-gouramis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpoison Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 6:06 PM, Carls said: Thanks for this, I was youtubing Cory's fish tips as well today. I think I am heading in either the Dwarf Honey Gourami, sparkling gourami or the pearl gourami Do you have pictures of any of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griznatch Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Chilis are pretty shy. Originally they were in with my kubotai rasboras but hid a lot. I eventually moved them to their own tank with only shrimp as tank mates. After the move they came out and aren't shy anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carls Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 I have a 180L (50 gallon) tank, I've heard too many male sparkling gourami can become aggressive? I'm trying to plant my tank out more and waiting on my twisted Val to gain height, but generally sticking to 3 kinds of java fern with spider wood driftwood. I really want to try going for a nano style (small fish look) rather that a full blown nzno aqua style tank. How many could I get for my tank. Current load is 9 Marble hatchet fish 30 chili rasboras , 10 spotted dwarf rasbora 20 emerald dwarf rasbora 8 panda corydoras, 6 Venezuela Corydoras 4 otos, 1 hillstream loach 6 gertrudaes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 11:27 PM, Carls said: 8 panda corydoras, 6 Venezuela Corydoras You must share these! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carls Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 How do you mean, share these. I missed off the 1 x honey dwarf gourami which is why I'm looking at something like the sparkling or to just restock my honeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewzero1 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Share pictures maybe? Cory photos are always welcome here 😂 especially less common species. I've kept honey, pearl, and sparkling gourami. The pearl was my favorite and while by far the largest she seemed to leave smaller fish (adult endlers) alone. She did chase my molly around pretty often though. My only current gourami is a sparkling gourami (probably Trichopsis pumilus) in a 10g with some Espei rasboras. It gets along with them well and even swims along with their school occasionally. I'd worry about never seeing them in a 50g as they stay quite small. Trichopsis vittata gets a bit larger but (my research suggests) tends to be a more aggressive species of sparkling/croaking gourami, and they're often sold as the same thing. I'd personally go with honey if you can find a healthy one. The ones I've had seem a bit fragile but they're not very common around here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carls Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 Here is a pic of my tank. The chili's like hanging out among the hatchet fish top right by the thermometer. The spotted dwarf rasbora like the other side of tank and my shy little emerald dwarf rasbora like the back on the tank. You may see some panda corys and Venezuela Corydoras if you zoom in. I was thinking maybe I add a couple of honey gouramis to my lonely one and also add some sparkling gourami as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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