[AquaticLife] Tank mates.
With regard to your gourami and tetra, they probably have not had internet access, so they do not know how to behave. Shame on you for denying the access they need! Actually, fish to vary from what is the norm of their species. Some are more aggressive, others, less. It could also be that the tetra does not violate what the gourami sees as its territory. Without that trigger, there is no violence.
As for the guppies, I’d only place a trio (one male, two females) in the 5 gallon tank.
I would think that the gourami would not eat the guppies, but they may rapidly become tattered, since they would occupy some of the same space that the gourami would, and they may be viewed as intruders.
The dwarf gourami may have internal injuries from the treatment given it by the mollies. I’d quarantine him and add salt to the water to help him recover.
The heat was in the tank where the dwarf still is? The 83 degree temperature should have been no problem for either species to handle. You do not mention the temperature now, but it probably would be best in the upper 70’s.
Without numbers from your tests, we really do not know if well is, well, well. pH will vary between tanks because of the biological load and activity in the tanks. Any ammonia in the tanks is to be corrected ASAP. Any ammonia can be toxic to the fish.
\Steve//
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