My Blue Grommies keep killing my slower fish!

by **Jonnyguy** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:42 pm

Is this normal. My blue grommies (i have 5) keep killing my slow fish (black mollys, and baloon tetras). I'm so sad they have killed 2 fish so far

by **jdak702** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:28 am

I'm not sure about your question but how did you change the colors of your profile? What size tank do you have?

by **tekneb** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:38 am

Gouramis can occasionally be aggressive. The second tank I ever owned was a 20 gallon community which contained a gourami. The thing was a monster, it killed off everything else in the tank, including a pleco!! However I would not call this behavior normal, its just a matter of the fishes individual personality.

by **stingraysrule** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:55 am

You guys are crazy.
We just had a discussion about these fish.
And almost everyone jumped on my shit like flies when I stated that gouramis are NOT community fish.
http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/phpbb/viewtopic/4045
These fish are not community fish, and are not aggressive, but CAN BE semi aggressive.
if you want to chance it and cause havoc in your tank hoping you might get a 'nice' one...... well, your chances are 50/50. So not worth it. Somebody always almost dies.

by **tekneb** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 3:10 am

I didn't bother reading that post, something about dream2reef annoys me lol. I agree with you that gouramis are not suited for a community tank, and had I read that post I would've backed you up.

by **stingraysrule** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:59 am

LOL. That is surely going to be the funniest thing I am going to read all day.

by **bangme33** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:41 pm

WHEN I 1ST STARTED I KEPT BLUE TYPES AND I DIDNT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEM ATACKING OTHER FISH WHCH WHERE A LOT SMALLER EG GLOWLIGHTS AND CARDINALS THEY JUST ATACKED EACH OTHER

by **stingraysrule** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:01 pm

I find that hard to believe since all the fish you mentioned are schooling fish and do best in groups of 6 or more.

by **stingraysrule** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:02 pm

I find that hard to believe since all the fish you mentioned are schooling fish and do best in groups of 6 or more.

by **stingraysrule** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:03 pm

I find that hard to believe since all the fish you mentioned are schooling fish and do best in groups of 6 or more.

My Blue Grommies keep killing my slower fish!

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