Are Gouramis compatible with Bala Sharks?

Question

Are most species of Gouramis, including Kissing gouramis, compatible with Bala Sharks, Red-tailed sharks, and or angelfish? Can six gouramis be kept together?

Answer 1

First Off...Gourami can live with all the fish you mentioned.  The regular Gourami...blue, kissing, etc...can get up to 8 inches or so.  Bala Sharks are best in schools of 3 or more and get up to 18 inches...a 75 Gallon minimum Tank is required for these guys.

I have a tank with a Kissing Gourami, 1 RTS, and 4 Angelfish...I just adopted out 2 Bala Sharks that were 9 inches (rescued them...until found a better home)...and didnt have a problem with any of these guys living together.

6 Gourami can live in a tank together...but depending on what Gourami type you are talking about.  You want to get more females than males...and you want make sure you have the space for them.  Some Gourami get up to 12 inches.  Others, like the Dwarf get up to 2.5 inches...and the Honey gets up to 4 inches.  Kissing Gourami are not any less aggressive than the other Gourami.  It all depends on the space and number you have.  2 Males in a tank that is small...then prepare for one to chase the other to submission...unless tank has heavy plant cover.  I get a Kick when people think the Kissing action is a sign of LOVE...when its a sign of aggression.  Either way, depending on how big you tank is...make sure you have the space and hiding spots these fish will appreciate.

Bet of Luck!

Answer 2

You might want to make sure your tank is big enough for all those fish because bala sharks get big. :)

Answer 3

repost with more information. Size of the tank, decor , plants? ? ? ?

but just to let yoiu know kissing gouramis are a little agressive. Bala and red tail sharks get about 6 inches long red tails bigger about 8, but are back and forth swimmers , so they need a lot of room to swim but are community fish well kept with fish their size

Answer 4

Yes to all your questions, i have 6 red sunset gouramis,2 bala sharks, and 2 angels all together. The red-tailed shark will only be aggresive with another red-tailed shark to show dominance but will not kill any of your fish.

Hope this helped

Answer 5

Balas get around 12 inches.

Any small inky dinky fish to monsters around a foot long, to me would be an ugly tank. Why have huge fish and fish that can grow up to 3 inches.

Bala is a no no.

At least a 20 gallon tank or bigger, most gouramis sold in petstores are MALE only, so they might nip at each other. Other than that, add plants to decrease conflicts.

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Answer 6

If you have the space, yes they are compatible.

Kissing Gourami can also grow to almost a foot long. The red tail sharks dont get that big, but they are pretty tough and as long as they are too big for the others to swallow they will be fine. Only one Red tail per tank though. Angelfish should be OK with the other large relatively peacefull fish.

But you are looking at a 6ft tank to hold that mix of fish, mainly to give the Balas room. That should also give the gourami enough room so a large group will be OK

Just dont confuse the size of the pet shop fish with the size of an adult. My Bala has grown from about 1" to 5" in 12 months and he's still growing strong.

Ian