Colisa Lalia And Trichogaster Chuna

[Truck]

ive only ever kept trichogaster chuna and i think i had two males.

what is the difference between male and female of each species?

i would like a pair to co exist with about 20 microrasbora erythromicron in a planted tank

 

[pippoodle]

Which ones yellow or red robins

 

[pippoodle]

dwarf gouramis - males have pointed dorsal fin

- females have rounded dorsal fin

most females are silver or blue but very occasionally can be coloured - most lfs the females are silver or blue


Honey gouramis yellows
same as above but harder to spot as fins are neally see through - females are paler in colour and mature males get eye liner under their eyes - running along beginning of pectoral , and anal fins -- heres one of my young males - eye liner gets more pronounced with maturity and when they are spawning

Red robins
males pointed anal fin and are very brightly coloured - females are pale peachy colour quite washed out - lots of lfs dont stock them for that reason

 

[Truck]

thanks for the info...i think i might try and get an MFF trio if possible...do they do well in trios? or am i best off sticking to a pair?

 

[Davo86]

thanks for the info...i think i might try and get an MFF trio if possible...do they do well in trios? or am i best off sticking to a pair?

colisa lalia aka dwarf gourami
colisa chuna aka honey gourami

both ideally should be kept in a trio of 2 females to each Male
Most female dwarfs that you find in your LFS will be a dull silver in colour, where Males can be found in three colour varieties; normal, flame red and turquoise/cobalt blue