dwarf gouramis

[oliesminis]

i recently got 2 dwarf gouramis however on doing reaserch i found i have 2 males (1 blue with red spots and 1 red and white) the blue one seems to be agreesive and attacking the other. the red ones tail is now missing a few bits and he seems to be just staying in one corner. i only have 1 tank so icant separate them. is there anyway to stop this. my tank is full so i cant add any distractions. please help

the shaded black bit is the missing part and it wasnt missing when i got him

[coral reefer]

The part of the fish that is missing isn't anything to be really concerned with! If it were its body then there is more reason to worry as you don't want infections or rot to take place.
Did you purchase the two of them together? What other fish do you have?
If those are your first two fish, try buying another fish to try and distract the dominant Dwarf. That may work! If not you may have to make a decision on returning one of them!
Alot of times, saltwater and Africans included, can not be housed as two of the same species of fish due to this result of aggression!!! They say to buy one or three or more! However, this doesn't always work either...It is a a trial and error process alot of times!!!
Let us know your decision!
Good luck! again welcome to 3reef!

[oliesminis]

i have the fish in my sig. i got them together but lastly. the thing is the blue one seems to be bullying the other one what should i do if it gets worse

also they i am unable to return them as the shop i bought them from does an only 2 day return. ive had for over a month

[oliesminis]

the blue one now chased the other one around for about 5 mins and i have added a new pic of the damaged fins there is 2 more parts damaged. also he seems to be cowering in a corner. any suggestions

[4G1v3N]

Well It seems like that one will not give up untill the other one is dead. Since this an extreme situation it calls for an extreme fix. They sell tank dividers that you can place in there, obviously one on each side. This could be a temp fix untill you can figure something out a little more permanet.
Good luck
-Jordan

[oliesminis]

thanks i mite try and get one if he keeps chasing the other hopefully though it will stop thanks for all the help

[oliesminis]

he died yesterday morning. he was in bad shape the evening before and made it through the night but then died in the morning. none of the other fish seem to have problems at the moment