GIANT gouramis

[Yanbbrox]

Oops there is a third way: get and keep fish that can be kept together, read up on the fish your buying before you buy it. Make sure that you can house it for as long as your willing to keep the fish. And always remember that while you may keep fish for your enjoyment, fish don't necessarily enjoy being kept in tiny glass, wood or plastic containers, that you think are large enough for them to spend there lives in. There is a reason fish are from different parts of the world and different bodies of water. So far I have yet too see a Monster tank that can take the place of a fishes natural home. that includes what his name's 52K gallon tank.

I understand the point, I really do. I get your point about keeping them in groups. Most aggressive fish do best in odd numbers, as like you say they are too busy watching each other.

As for the comment on a 52 gallon tank being worse than the wild, I just don't get that, you can stock it with what you want and eliminate predators so in a way you are making it a better safer home than the wild. On the other hand predators do a good job in the wild of managing populations and stopping them getting out of control and tend to target sick fish therefore getting them out of the system.
OMG, can open, worms everywhere


You could also argue that if a fish breeds in it's glass home then it is doing exactly what it does in nature so the glass home becomes nature to the fish and is no better or worse than the wild.

I've a great idea, why don't we all build 52k tanks, stock them only with GG of all varieties and the first one to breed them wins

 

[JasonsPlecosCichlids]

A very large tank, other than that theres no way to lower the aggression of any fish,especially a GG..When they decide they dont like a tankmate, you either remove it dead or alive, your choice..sorry but thats the bottom line with this species. It has been my experience that GG's do not like top feeders/swimmers such as aro's, they breath and feed from the top and anything swimming near the top is in their breathing/feeding territory, they will defend it against much larger fish.

I agree with you on the dead or alive apart, but my GG didnt mind any Arro I added to the tank. I had a PGG, RTGG, AGG and GGG, the Pink G didnt like the smaller Grey so I had to remove the Grey G. He didnt like smaller fish. I since got rid of the Pink G and now only have 2 RTGG that live great together along with all my other fish including my 31" Silver Arro.

 

[Yanbbrox]

I agree with you on the dead or alive apart, but my GG didnt mind any Arro I added to the tank. I had a PGG, RTGG, AGG and GGG, the Pink G didnt like the smaller Grey so I had to remove the Grey G. He didnt like smaller fish. I since got rid of the Pink G and now only have 2 RTGG that live great together along with all my other fish including my 31" Silver Arro.

If I were a fish the first thing I'd pick on would be a 31'' aro

 

[piggy67]

I agree with you on the dead or alive apart, but my GG didnt mind any Arro I added to the tank. I had a PGG, RTGG, AGG and GGG, the Pink G didnt like the smaller Grey so I had to remove the Grey G. He didnt like smaller fish. I since got rid of the Pink G and now only have 2 RTGG that live great together along with all my other fish including my 31" Silver Arro.

Thats great,some dont mind top swimmers,some do. I wish i could keep an aro but my guy's wont allow it,i tried .

 

[fishfreak2009]

Do you guys think I could add a juvenile Giant Gourami into my 180 gallon with the following fish?
7 Angelfish
1 Peacock Eel
5 Australian Rainbowfish (If it eats one of these I'll move them to a small tank)
3 Giant Danios (Same as rainbowfish)

 

[Tequila]

Do you guys think I could add a juvenile Giant Gourami into my 180 gallon with the following fish?
7 Angelfish
1 Peacock Eel
5 Australian Rainbowfish (If it eats one of these I'll move them to a small tank)
3 Giant Danios (Same as rainbowfish)

Didn't really wanna read through the whole thread huh. Ok no problem, let's see my RTGG didn't start attacking oops I mean killing off my adult angles until they where 8 inches. And around 8 to 9 inches mine started inhaling giant danio size fish. But so did my King Kong red parrot fish. If you give or make alot of small hiding spots, maybe. NOW FOR THOSE PPL that keep asking can I put my expense azz Aro in with GG, they answer is YES, sure why not, GG love expensive meals just like everyone else. MY 14 to 15 inch aust aro SMASHED through 1/4 inch plexiglass in order to get out of the tank with 8~10 inch GG's.

GG in most cases require being kept with fish not of like size but larger in some cases much larger than themselves that also have a kick ass attitude. And I'm not talking Oscars here, Oscars are wimps compared too GG.

 

[Tequila]

I understand the point, I really do. I get your point about keeping them in groups. Most aggressive fish do best in odd numbers, as like you say they are too busy watching each other.

As for the comment on a 52 gallon tank being worse than the wild, I just don't get that, you can stock it with what you want and eliminate predators so in a way you are making it a better safer home than the wild. On the other hand predators do a good job in the wild of managing populations and stopping them getting out of control and tend to target sick fish therefore getting them out of the system.
OMG, can open, worms everywhere


You could also argue that if a fish breeds in it's glass home then it is doing exactly what it does in nature so the glass home becomes nature to the fish and is no better or worse than the wild.

I've a great idea, why don't we all build 52k tanks, stock them only with GG of all varieties and the first one to breed them wins

OMG my @#$*`~& Keyboard is freaking out on me here. Between that and the statements made by a supposed Monster hole digger. Dude all living things are predators and that includes but limited too those Koi you have in that hole. I've seen goldfish swallow other fish, by accident?, perhapes but I don't recall seeing them spit them back out. I'm just saying everyone wants too keep Aro's and other expensive wimpy fish with there GG's why, I just don't get it. Wanna tame you GG, do like cat and dog lovers everywhere do, cut off there balls. That will take the fight out of them .

 

[Tequila]

Ok and as for the strange looking RTGG don't post new pics I'll just post what I think tomorrow hopefully, either after I get a new keyboard or from work if I'm not too busy. This @#$*% @)#*@{*@{)#%@{#*@){#*@{# board is making me very mad!!!!!!!! Can't back space, can only delete but have too use the mouse too place the curser to delete items ahead of the curser. EEeeeeeer!!!!! And the F' ing Enter key isn't working right either. Sort of like that pond I read about every now and again every 15 seconds something else goes screwy! . Wish I still had RTGG's, I could feed the dam keyboard too them. But I'd have too take cover as they started spitting the dam keys at me.

 

[zennzzo]

Hollandaise sauce is excellent on keyboard...

 

[Yanbbrox]

] Sort of like that pond I read about every now and again every 15 seconds something else goes screwy! . ][/I]

The pond is fine