[Elliot]

I have 1 Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami and I have been meaning to get some RCS soon. The Gourami is generally very peaceful towards other fish. Will he slowly diminish the RCS population or will he leave them alone?

 

[jedimasterben]

How big is it? Typically, if a fish can fit it in its mouth, they will eat it.

 

[Elliot]

He's about 1 1/2 inches right now, but they're supposed to get up to 2 inches.

 

[jedimasterben]

RCS usually get around an inch, so if he will only get to two inches, he won't be able to eat them in one piece, but he may harass them and pick them apart. I would get a few and see how they do for a few weeks before getting more, just in case he likes them as snacks instead of friends.

 

[Elliot]

Thanks! I'll try that and see how it goes.

 

[reybie]

I have no cherry shrimp left in my tank where I have 2 blue paradise gouramis. They (gouramis) stalk my shrimps like floating blue ninjas. There might be a couple amanos left hidden in the rock scape cause I see molts every now and then.

 

[Elliot]

I'm not surprised that you're losing shrimp. Blue paradise's are twice the size of Dwarf Gouramis and they're semi-agressive while the Dwarf's are peaceful. Any bodyhave 4 shrimp they want to get rid of or sacrifice... :hihi:

 

[GeToChKn]

I'm not surprised that you're losing shrimp. Blue paradise's are twice the size of Dwarf Gouramis and they're semi-agressive while the Dwarf's are peaceful. Any bodyhave 4 shrimp they want to get rid of or sacrifice... :hihi:

Go buy a few ghost feeder shrimp and see how they do. 10-20cents a piece at most LFS.