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From: fritzson@hamlet.PRC.Unisys.COM (Richard Fritzson)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: Re: aggressive gourami
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Date: 12 Apr 88 14:43:42 GMT
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In article <7621@ihlpa.ATT.COM> chinwall@ihlpa.UUCP (Chinwalla,J.M.) writes:
>I bought two kissing gourami at the same time.  Once I
>released them into the tank, the larger one started a continual
>pursuit of the other until the smaller one was reduced to
>hiding in one corner of the tank.  
>...
> Finally, after two days, this smaller fish died.  

I was amazed to read this today, because I had the eerie sensation
that I had posted it and forgotten. I had the very same experience
with the very same fish last week. The owner of the store I bought
them from (a knowledgeable fellow) said it was quite unusual. I had
intended to buy a slightly larger kissing gourami to add to the tank
in the hopes of arranging a stand off, but I couldn't find one.

Instead I added two Pearl Gouramis, both of which are larger than the
kissing gourami (This is a relatively new tank and I'm still adding
fish to it on a weekly basis.) The tank is peaceful and the kissing
gourami just looks lonely. But after your experience with a second
one, I may just leave him lonely.