Are you serious 😭 I used to have a red and a white dwarf gourami that would do this and they would touch each other with their whiskers, I thought it was so cute
Yeah. It’s honestly not a huge deal. I’ve found the chasing is worst for me. Anytime I have gotten new gouramis they have a break in period of hating each other. They then get used to it only to occasionally chase each other.
Maybe that’s why they ended up dying.. I got 2 more because I loved watching them “play” and the big one died (unrelated, it was from dropsy) the small one is still ok though
Even then that's not enough because you get people from r/FuckTheS who decide that a tone indicator offends them so much that they have to make a subreddit about hating them
I am so jelous of your tank, in good way :) want to have plants like these those are organic/ live plants it seems. What are those and where to get in reasonable price
Honestly I don’t know. This was kind of the standard for tanks where I was. There were also tons of tiny self sufficient ponds in clay pots off all sizes. I was living in Taiwan and everyone seemed to have knowledge on plants and things.
This looks more like a beefing versus courting. This would happen when I kept a shoal of gouramis ( I do not recommend unless you have a large enough aquarium, and even then, it's stressful, LOL, their social etiquette is very complicated. And i had true honey gourami, not the thick lips, and even they were aggressive enough to where the gourami on the bottom of their hierarchy barely ever got to eat).
It's just a dominance thing, pearls are fairly docile compared to gouramis like the 3 spot and kissing and dwarves, they'll have these little battles of dominance where they charge back and forth at each other, ideally, it stays as this instead of any physical confrontation. Op, I bet if you keep observing, you will notice that there is likely a hierarchy between them! And as they mature, you'll notice the dominant one is the more brightly colored if they aren't a mated pair! They still look young since they get to about 4-5 inches, and the glofish skirt tetras (which get to about 2-3 inches) are the same size.
I had to rehome a very difficult alpha when I kept my shoal of gourami, and then the "next" alpha in line would become brightly colored with deep breeding colors. These are complex, intelligent fish!!
For courting behaviors, watch if the male develops a bubble nest on the surface, and you will see them doing more... circling dances, it may get aggressive sometimes. And then once the female lays the eggs, the male collects the eggs to take them to the bubble nest, and HE becomes the primary guardian of the nest and consequently very territorial - so much so, you might even observe him chasing away the female!
I love them so much, but I stick to having one gourami as a centerpiece now LOL, my dwarf loves having a 75 gallon tank with some platies and a single angelfish as his kingdom. He is the boss!
I am so jelous of your tank, in good way :) want to have plants like these those are organic/ live plants it seems. What are those and where to get in reasonable price
I have 2 pj Cardinals and I saw them kissing (or i thought so) then after a few minutes they grabbed one another's mouths and rolled and rolled and rolled, like a gator killing his prey.
It best to have a small group. It allows for aggression to be dispersed. Looks like you have too many fish in the tank and the tank is too small for theses types of fish.
Pearl gouramis. Kissing is aggression iirc
Hey, hey you >:( fuck you man. *smooch*
Are you serious 😭 I used to have a red and a white dwarf gourami that would do this and they would touch each other with their whiskers, I thought it was so cute
Yeah. It’s honestly not a huge deal. I’ve found the chasing is worst for me. Anytime I have gotten new gouramis they have a break in period of hating each other. They then get used to it only to occasionally chase each other.
Mine chased each other pretty often too, I feel stupid asf because I thought they were playing with each other
I had this happen to me, thought they were playing. Got home after work to the one chasing, eating the other one
Maybe that’s why they ended up dying.. I got 2 more because I loved watching them “play” and the big one died (unrelated, it was from dropsy) the small one is still ok though
They can also get really big. I had some that got to be about four inches long. Mine never kissed though they were super chill.
They say there is a fine line between hate and love. /j
Trust me love in fish *actually* looks like aggression. You should meet some guppies..
Don’t even get me started on guppies, I don’t even keep them because I can’t deal with their Game of Thrones level nonsense
Betta mating is really interesting
Wow people are stupid for downvoting you. You’re clearly just making a joke.
And they crossed the line into hate. This is aggression.
They never said otherwise. It was a joke.
It was just a joke. 😞 I didn’t even know this was aggression until I made the post.
Pssst, try going back to your comment and tacking "/j" or "/s" ("Joking" or "Sarcasm") onto the end. Helps with context :>
Thanks so much 😊
Even then that's not enough because you get people from r/FuckTheS who decide that a tone indicator offends them so much that they have to make a subreddit about hating them
Even without the tag, these people downvoting is ridiculous. Obviously never been a relationship with a latina/latino.
Well I don’t know if you actually read the post but this isn’t my tank and I no longer work there.
People are lame for downvoting this
Even in aggression they are just too dang majestic.
Aggressive kithing
Yyyyethhhhh
“And fuck you” *smooch* “you mf” *smooch* “you son of a bitch” *smooch*
Aggressive smooching
I am so jelous of your tank, in good way :) want to have plants like these those are organic/ live plants it seems. What are those and where to get in reasonable price
Honestly I don’t know. This was kind of the standard for tanks where I was. There were also tons of tiny self sufficient ponds in clay pots off all sizes. I was living in Taiwan and everyone seemed to have knowledge on plants and things.
They’re fighting but… I don’t ever recall any kind of fish being this relaxed while fighting? Is this normal for them? Lmao 🤣
I remember them doing it maybe 1 other time. Maybe just a little sibling rivalry lol. I had no idea this was even aggression when I took the video.
i wish my fish kiss. all they do is have sex 🤣🤦🏻♀️
Labyrinths are the main ones that fight like this . And fish only have sex to reproduce so it’s just mating really .
Cichlids also lip lock
Lip lock is a good word for the vocab
https://preview.redd.it/bt2nld52l98d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9937889aac9bf2ea2309ee8fe1da8fd74b6fc225 That vid gives me Deb vibes
I hear the Indian gentlemen saying "fuck you, bloody fuck you..."
This looks more like a beefing versus courting. This would happen when I kept a shoal of gouramis ( I do not recommend unless you have a large enough aquarium, and even then, it's stressful, LOL, their social etiquette is very complicated. And i had true honey gourami, not the thick lips, and even they were aggressive enough to where the gourami on the bottom of their hierarchy barely ever got to eat). It's just a dominance thing, pearls are fairly docile compared to gouramis like the 3 spot and kissing and dwarves, they'll have these little battles of dominance where they charge back and forth at each other, ideally, it stays as this instead of any physical confrontation. Op, I bet if you keep observing, you will notice that there is likely a hierarchy between them! And as they mature, you'll notice the dominant one is the more brightly colored if they aren't a mated pair! They still look young since they get to about 4-5 inches, and the glofish skirt tetras (which get to about 2-3 inches) are the same size. I had to rehome a very difficult alpha when I kept my shoal of gourami, and then the "next" alpha in line would become brightly colored with deep breeding colors. These are complex, intelligent fish!! For courting behaviors, watch if the male develops a bubble nest on the surface, and you will see them doing more... circling dances, it may get aggressive sometimes. And then once the female lays the eggs, the male collects the eggs to take them to the bubble nest, and HE becomes the primary guardian of the nest and consequently very territorial - so much so, you might even observe him chasing away the female! I love them so much, but I stick to having one gourami as a centerpiece now LOL, my dwarf loves having a 75 gallon tank with some platies and a single angelfish as his kingdom. He is the boss!
Wow you managed to film a fish wedding !
I am so jelous of your tank, in good way :) want to have plants like these those are organic/ live plants it seems. What are those and where to get in reasonable price
They've got beef
It's an aggressive threat display to see which one is the boss. Disclaimer: I'm not a fish psychologist
smoomch
Dm?
"girl" what the hell
I just recently rescued a gourami from petco and I love it
I love how the gold molly swims right between them all, “yeah yeah yeah, get a room already you two..”
Hi! How long have you had the yellow glofish tetras? I’ve always been curious on how long they live.
I have 2 pj Cardinals and I saw them kissing (or i thought so) then after a few minutes they grabbed one another's mouths and rolled and rolled and rolled, like a gator killing his prey.
😳 damn, that’s nuts
Yeah I know. I was like wait a minute they are both females lol
It best to have a small group. It allows for aggression to be dispersed. Looks like you have too many fish in the tank and the tank is too small for theses types of fish.
me and who?
That’s how me and my dad fight
How big is the tank?
That is fighting not affectionate
Are some of them kissing Gouramis?🤔
No, both are pearl gouramies
Aaaah, OK 👍