Lennie Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Hey guys, Hope you are doing well. I wanted to ask about some personal experiences regarding gold/three spot gouramis. I know they have a reputation of being a bit agressive, however my LFS has a community display tank with some 3 spots in it, and they always seem very peaceful! I wanted to learn your experiences, whether you have kept them in a community tank, and if you did, how was their temperament versus others in the tank and between each other? What is the ideal min group size/m:f ration of them? Keeping them in a group helps with agression or makes it worse? Thanks for the help. Here is a cute picture from online: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) @Cinnebuns did you keep golds? I haven't had experience with them in particular. On 3/24/2023 at 1:20 PM, Lennie said: What is the ideal min group size/m:f ration of them? I believe it's 2-3 per male, but hopefully someone else can comment to clarify! related blog: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/top-5-gouramishttps://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/honey-gourami Edited March 25 by nabokovfan87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 On 3/25/2023 at 9:23 AM, nabokovfan87 said: @Cinnebuns did you keep golds? I haven't had experience with them in particular. I believe it's 2-3 per male, but hopefully someone else can comment to clarify! related blog: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/top-5-gouramishttps://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/honey-gourami Well, they are def not on that “peaceful gouramis” list! 😄 That’s actually my concern. How aggressive they actually are? They are quite popular in the hobby but seems like noone really kept them here 🤔 I like pearl gouramis too, but to get them, I have to go for another lfs that I do not trust the stock a lot tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I have kept a gold three-spot gourami for roughly 2 hours before I realized I had made a mistake and my tank was not large enough and i gave it back. So this will not be based on experience but research and being part of multiple gourami groups. Yes, three spot are not peaceful like pearl. That said, you can get lucky with a peaceful one. Think of it like asking if a betta can go in a community tank. Some yes and some no. It's hard to say. On 3/24/2023 at 3:20 PM, Lennie said: What is the ideal min group size/m:f ration of them? Keeping them in a group helps with agression or makes it worse? To my knowledge, they are like other gourami in that they do best in a trio of 2F and 1M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 @Cinnebuns many thanks. so they may bully both each other and tank mates potentially, if I understand correctly. that’s a bit risky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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