[Peter Finke]

Chip, before answering to your questions I have some questions myself:
1. Are you sure it’s deissneri? The males with a lanceolate caudal fin with black filament? Most fish called like this are not. Compare our portrait of deissneri.
2. Are you sure that you have males and females?
3. If you have: Are you sure they belong to the same species?
4. Are you sure that the fish are at least nine months old?
5. What are the water parameters? The temperature is of minor interest.
6. Are you really sure they feed on “fine flakes”? I have never seen licorice gouramis taking other than live foods (with the exception of frozen live food which I do not recommend)?
7. How big and how vivacious/brisk/vivid are those Danios?
8. Where do you live?
I am interested in your answers; I need them to reply myself finally.