Kissing gourami tank mates

Good matches

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The safest picks for kissing gouramis are bichirs, elephant nose fish and blue gouramis. Each match shares kissing gouramis' temperature and pH and leaves them alone.

The kissing is sparring. Grows big and grazes soft plants.

Temperature

72–82°F

pH

6–8

Temperament

Semi-aggressive

Minimum tank

55 gal

With care

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Avoid

11

Good tank mates

• Bichir72–82°F
• Elephant nose fish73–82°F
• Blue gourami72–82°F
• Angelfish76–82°F
• Oscar74–81°F
• Kuhli loach75–82°F
• Black ghost knife73–82°F
• Common pleco72–82°F
• Pictus catfish72–79°F
• Yoyo loach75–82°F
• Rainbow shark72–80°F
• Firemouth cichlid75–82°F
• Bristlenose pleco73–81°F
• Tiger barb72–81°F
• Chinese algae eater74–80°F
• Bolivian ram72–79°F
• Bala shark72–82°F
• Clown loach77–82°F
• Upside down catfish72–79°F
• Red tail shark72–79°F
• Koi72–77°F
• Crayfish72–77°F
• Molly72–82°F
• Congo tetra73–82°F
• Clown pleco73–82°F
• Zebra loach73–79°F
• Kribensis75–80°F
• Dojo loach72–77°F
• Electric blue acara72–82°F
• Apistogramma75–82°F
• Severum74–82°F
• Tinfoil barb72–80°F
• Odessa barb72–79°F
• Siamese algae eater75–79°F
• Silver dollar75–82°F
• Zebra pleco79–82°F
• Swordtail72–79°F
• Rosy barb72–77°F
• Boesemani rainbowfish75–82°F
• Electric yellow cichlid75–82°F
• Blood parrot76–80°F
• Glass catfish75–80°F
• Gold barb72–75°F
• Peacock cichlid76–82°F

Possible, with care

• Pea puffer At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small pea puffer. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Guppy At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small guppy. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Honey gourami At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small honey gourami. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Sparkling gourami At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small sparkling gourami. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Corydoras A grown kissing gourami may treat small corydoras as food, especially at night.
• Mystery snail Large kissing gouramis crack or pick at small snails. A big mystery snail has better odds than a ramshorn.
• Dwarf gourami Kissing gouramis are much bigger and pushier than dwarf gouramis, which are slow and easy to bully at feeding time.
• Convict cichlid Convict cichlids are aggressive. Kissing gouramis hold their own only in a big tank with places to hide.
• African dwarf frog A grown kissing gourami may treat small african dwarf frogs as food, especially at night.
• Jack Dempsey Jack dempseys are aggressive. Kissing gouramis hold their own only in a big tank with places to hide.
• Otocinclus At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small otocinclus. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Endler's livebearer At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small endler's livebearer. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Pearl gourami Kissing gouramis are much bigger and pushier than pearl gouramis, which are slow and easy to bully at feeding time.
• Lemon tetra At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small lemon tetra. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Zebra danio At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small zebra danio. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Cherry barb At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small cherry barb. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Ramshorn snail Large kissing gouramis crack or pick at small snails. A big mystery snail has better odds than a ramshorn.
• Hatchetfish At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small hatchetfish. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Panda cory At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small panda cory. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Neon tetra At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small neon tetra. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Black skirt tetra A grown kissing gourami may treat small black skirt tetras as food, especially at night.
• Harlequin rasbora At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small harlequin rasbora. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Nerite snail Large kissing gouramis crack or pick at small snails. A big mystery snail has better odds than a ramshorn.
• GloFish tetra A grown kissing gourami may treat small glofish as food, especially at night.
• Ember tetra At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small ember tetra. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Black neon tetra At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small black neon tetra. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Serpae tetra At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small serpae tetra. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• African cichlid African cichlids are aggressive. Kissing gouramis hold their own only in a big tank with places to hide.
• Platy A grown kissing gourami may treat small platies as food, especially at night.
• Pencilfish At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small pencilfish. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Killifish A grown kissing gourami may treat small killifish as food, especially at night.
• Hillstream loach A grown kissing gourami may treat small hillstream loaches as food, especially at night.
• Pygmy cory At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small pygmy cory. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Celestial pearl danio At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small celestial pearl danio. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Assassin snail Large kissing gouramis crack or pick at small snails. A big mystery snail has better odds than a ramshorn.
• Glowlight tetra At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small glowlight tetra. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Rummy nose tetra At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small rummy nose tetra. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Chili rasbora At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small chili rasbora. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• German blue ram A grown kissing gourami may treat small rams as food, especially at night.
• Dwarf neon rainbowfish A grown kissing gourami may treat small dwarf neon rainbowfish as food, especially at night.
• Cardinal tetra At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small cardinal tetra. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Discus They only share 82°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Flowerhorn Flowerhorns are aggressive. Kissing gouramis hold their own only in a big tank with places to hide.

Avoid

• Betta Bettas and kissing gouramis are both labyrinth fish and tend to fight over the surface.
• Axolotl Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); kissing gouramis need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Goldfish Goldfish are coldwater animals (60–74°F); kissing gouramis need 72–82°F. They overlap only at 72–74°F, the edge of both ranges.
• Cherry shrimp A kissing gourami is big enough to swallow adult cherry shrimp.
• Ghost shrimp A kissing gourami is big enough to swallow adult ghost shrimp.
• Bamboo shrimp A kissing gourami is big enough to swallow adult bamboo shrimp.
• Paradise fish Paradise fish and kissing gouramis are both labyrinth fish and tend to fight over the surface.
• Amano shrimp A kissing gourami is big enough to swallow adult amano shrimp.
• Silver arowana An adult silver arowana eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 10 inches kissing gouramis do.
• Fancy goldfish Fancy goldfish are coldwater animals (65–74°F); kissing gouramis need 72–82°F. They overlap only at 72–74°F, the edge of both ranges.
• White cloud minnow White cloud minnows are coldwater animals (60–72°F); kissing gouramis need 72–82°F. They meet only at 72°F, the edge of both ranges.

Planning a mixed tank? The tank mate checker tests every pair at once. Or read the kissing gourami care sheet.