Thanks for the imput larry, I will go ahead and test the water with the plexi-glass barrier and see what happens. If they don't pair up, it's to late to sell, my wife already formed an attatchment to both, so they will go in seperate tanks and I will eventually try for a pair later with a smaller fish.

BTW, I am not sure that they have been fed color enhancer, Richard from CB Pets says that the Gold Stripes that come from Sumatra are always very well colored, and I have seen pics of them on reef central that show they hold the magnificent coloring throughout their life (it does change, but stays vivid.) believe it or not, those colors don't do it justice in the photo.

Do you think if I feed one fish more heavily I will be able to achieve a growth differential that will assist the process?