Is This A Croaking Gourami?, picture attached :) |
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 Jan 18 2007, 09:03 AM
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 Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 16-February 06 From: Melbourne, Australia Member No.: 19139  |
i just baught a new pair of fish 'croaking gourami' apparently, but are they really? i'm having trouble posting a photograph.. hmm
this is the female apparently and shes only about an inch long, the males about 1.5 inches but his very elusive, hopefully he'll get better but i can't even get a semi decent photo of him 
This post has been edited by Katster: Jan 18 2007, 09:15 AM |
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Jan 18 2007, 09:20 AM
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 www.viviparous.org.uk  Group: Members Posts: 2945 Joined: 12-November 06 From: Dorset, UK Member No.: 26497 |
That's whats sold here as croaking here but there are quite a few similar fish and have seen some up to 3"+
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Jan 18 2007, 10:32 AM
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 A stroke of the brush does not guarantee art from the bristles Group: Members Posts: 3679 Joined: 16-July 05 From: Berkhamsted, UK Member No.: 14678 |
It could be either Trichopsis schalleri or Trichopsis vittata. I think the latter, and that is certainly what is normally traded as "croaking gourami", but take a look at the Fishbase pictures of T. schalleri before ruling that option out completely. Trichopsis vittata normally has a black blotch above the pectoral fins, which I can't see on your fish, hence the possibility it is the otherwise similar Trichopsis schalleri.
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/summary/Speci...ry.php?id=12083 http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/summary/Speci...ary.php?id=4728 Either way, they're pretty similar in terms of size, behaviour, requirements, etc. Cheers, Neale |
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Feb 5 2007, 02:21 AM
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 Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 2032 Joined: 29-April 05 From: South Carolina... Smiling Faces, Beautiful Places. Member No.: 13303 |
I have 3 of those, I think they are all males, they I tried for a trio. They were actually sold as speckled gouramis for some reason (that name doesn't even come up when you google it!). They are what is commonly called croaking gouramis. The other ones, (I have 3 of them also... I think 2m, 1fm) Pumila, are only 1" long full grown, and are known as sparkling gouramis. They look very similar, have similar requirements. Only the Pumila are smaller. My croaking gouramis are about 3" long.
I love them all.... very cute, personable. And you'll love the noise they make, which can be heard from 6-8 feet away sometimes! This post has been edited by fishwatcher: Feb 5 2007, 03:14 AM |
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Feb 8 2007, 02:50 PM
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Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 1277 Joined: 27-November 06 From: uk,worcestershire Member No.: 26917 |
it look a lil like sparklin gouramis.
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