Just wondering if anyone has any idea why our gouramis don't live too long or is it their natural life span?
We originally bought two and one died after a year or so, so we got another for company. We keep going through this cycle and had thought it was because a ph of 7 is too high, but speaking to an assistant in a specialist aquarium shop, she said that shouldn't be an issue. Nitrates are okay. The tank is a 60l with a shoal of six and a shoal of two (originally bought six but they have slowly died off over 5/6 years and we would prefer something else) and ideally two gouramis, so ten fish in total. All the fish are compatiable with eachother and we have no fighting. A partial water change in carried one once a week.
We are in the position we have recently lost one and the other one is obviously pining, so would like to get another one of these lovely fish for company, but it seems gruel when they don't survive long with us.
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Why don't our gouramis live more than 12/18 months?
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Madmog · 15/10/2012 14:16
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