my corys like open area but do just fine when the plants get dense, they like to rest on plants. will they dig plants up they can if not well roated

 

I have corys in my jungle of a tank that doesn't have to many wide open spaces, and it's never been an issue. The biggest problem is that they sometimes kind of disappear in the plants. I also have one juvie that loves to stay at the top of the tank a lot checking out the floating plants.

 

Thanks guys going to get some soon

 

Gouramis are NOT social fish. They are semi aggressive and territorial. Keep only one per tank.

 

Pearls are an exception to this rule, Pearls are one of, if not, the most peaceful Gouramis available. Pearls are best i find in breeding pairs, or larger groups. I currently keep a breeding pair in my 40 tall and i have no issues at all with aggression towards one another or surrounding fish. They are kept with small (Endlers) and medium sized fish (Bolivian Rams) and show no aggression in the slightest

 

Pearls are one of the more gentle Gouramis, but they are not always so.
I have heard of Pearls being so aggressive they attack all other fish. Granted, this is rare compared to Dwarfs or 3-Spots, but it does happen.
I have kept Pearls and Moonlights (another relatively peaceful Gourami) in tanks with community fish, and they are fine. As you say, even with the smaller fish.
Still, I would rather suggest a conservative path, and avoid putting more Gouramis in the tank than the territory is good for.

 

I very much agree, Each fish does have its own individual personality. So it is necessary to be cautious when adding Gouramis, pearls just so happen to be very peaceful in most cases

 

I have three pearls (a male and two females) in my 29G. They chase one another from time to time, but don't seem to bother the other fish.

I have three albino cories in the same tank (used to be 5), and they are constantly uprooting my p. helferi. But they don't seem to bother the other plants. It's just that the p. helferi never seems to want to root.