Anyone Ever Heard Of Paradice Fish?

[MrMashashin]

My lfs (expencive one) has "paradice fish" They look like regular guaramis but with longer fins. They are like a graying blue and with red tipped fins. Ever heard of them?

 

[Ben]

yup
close cousins of the gourami and betta
should post in gourami section to get more answers

HTH

DD

 

[Lateral Line]

They were one of the first "tropical" fish kept. They are very hardy and can be kept in quite cool water. Aggressive things though.

 

[Ben]

i heard they were like bettas that they can be kept in 1g and up bowls and can survive coildwater and will fight males with males

 

[MrMashashin]

i just researched them and the site said they are topic or cold water. 65-82 degrees. They also need like 29g of water too.

 

[Dwarfs]

i heard they were like bettas that they can be kept in 1g and up bowls and can survive coildwater and will fight males with males

A gallon bowl is way too small for a paradise fish Too small for a betta IMO

 

[Inchworm]

Hi MrMashashin

Paradise fish are lovely to look at, but difficult to keep. They are also considered a semi-aggressive fish which should be be kept only with large semi-aggressive fish.

They grow to the length of 4 inches or so, and need room to swim, so a bowl is out of the question.

If you haven't read this thread, I suggest you do. Carolinesugar's post on it is especially interesting.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=63700

 

[jordan barnhart]

Hey there. I keep paradise fish in a 30 gallon. They are very nice, colorful fish and mine flare at each other all the time but never do anything to harm one another. I find bubblenests on my tank and they try to breed with my gold gourami females and dwarf females. I haven't had but one paradise female and she passed on. RIP