dwarf guramis

[b.c.f.c]

on sunday im gong to get a pair of dwarf guramis but wat i want to know is that are they aggresive.ive done some research and its said that there a peacful community fish but 2 of my mates said they had them and they were aggressive to there other fish.is this true or does it depend on the fishes personality?also is it a good idea to get a male and female?or just 2 males or 2 females?any advice would be great thx in advance

 

[jimw13uk]

As your from the Midlands most places round here only sell them in pairs M/F and I would suggest thats what you get.

My paid i've had for over a year and they are fine - they get a bit fiesty sometimes but thats usually at breeding time.

I woudl deffo go for them and get a nice pair and then sit back and watch them cos they are lovely fish. Get some floating plants for them and they'll be breeding in no time.

 

[b.c.f.c]

are the fry easy to rear?

 

[jimw13uk]

Thats were the work starts
When the female lays the eggs in the bubble nest the male seals them in with spit.
The female needs to be removed shortly afterwards as shes not a great mother. In twelve to twenty-four hours the fry will hatch, and continue developing within the protection of the bubble nest. After three days they are sufficiently developed to be free swimming. The male should be removed from the tank once the fry have left the bubble nest or he may consume the young.

So you will need another tank to put the male and female in or to move the fry to

 

[guppy_man]

i got 4 dwarf gouramis i dont know if they are males and females but they only chase eachother when feeding they are very peaceful to all my fish accept my 2 baloon mollies but i havnt noticed any fins missing or ripped.
they are nice fish and when they eat the flakes off the top they make a popping noise lol

 

[jimw13uk]

Dwarf Gouramis - males and females are totally different
Males are slightly larger than the females and have a bright orange-red body with turquoise blue vertical stripes that extend into the fins. The dorsal fin of the male is pointed in contrast to the rounded dorsal of the female. Females remain a duller silvery blue-gray color, never achieving the brilliant colors of the male.

 

[guppy_man]

i think i got 4 males then 3 of them are exactly the same with blue stripes and red body and my other 1 is a powder blue dwarf gourami how do you tell the sex of them ?

 

[b.c.f.c]

how many fry do they have?and how long till there a good size to release in to the tank?or if i take the parents out will the fry survive with the fish i have?

 

[guppy_man]

they ahve about 40 fry and if any of your fish will eat the fry it will be the shark or the platies but the male gourami will care for the fry in the nest and if they try escaping he will bring them back again it kwl.

good luck

 

[jimw13uk]

Once all the eggs are secured in the nest, the pair will spawn again. If more than one female is present in the breeding tank, the male may spawn with all of them. The spawning sessions will continue for two to four hours, and produce between 300 and 800 eggs. They normally spawn in late afternoon and early evening.

Fry should be fed micro-food such as infusoria, rotifers, or commercial fry food for the first week. They can then be fed freshly hatched brine shrimp, and finely ground dry foods.

I would take the fry out or use a small breeding tank inside the main tank to keep them in until they are of a decent sort of size.

 

[jimw13uk]

i think i got 4 males then 3 of them are exactly the same with blue stripes and red body and my other 1 is a powder blue dwarf gourami how do you tell the sex of them ?

Powder Blue with no striping = Female
blue stripes and red body = Male

 

[jimw13uk]

Guppy_Man is right when he says that the male will look after the fry - he will hes very aggressive and protective of the fry and wont let them out of the nest until ready. But once they are out you need to keep an eye on him cos he MAY eat the fry

 

[fishyfeet]

i think i got 4 males then 3 of them are exactly the same with blue stripes and red body and my other 1 is a powder blue dwarf gourami how do you tell the sex of them ?

Powder Blue with no striping = Female
blue stripes and red body = Male

females are silver with no or very little colour, you have 4 males, i think, di

 

[StrontiumDog]

b.c.f.c have a look through this http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...ok+what+i+found

I have 8 left from what i counted(50) after hatching, probly missed some, because they are so small. I had looked into it years ago, but alas never indepth which i should have done.

If you do your homework right and have everything ready to had when you need them( I didn't ). you should do well. i'm very pleased I have 8 left, just gotta find homes for them now

 

[Inchworm]

i think i got 4 males then 3 of them are exactly the same with blue stripes and red body and my other 1 is a powder blue dwarf gourami how do you tell the sex of them ?

Hi guppy_man

If some of your dwarf gouramis are striped and one is pale blue, it's possible that you have two different kinds of gouramis there. The original dwarf gouramis are attractive fish that have blue and red stripes on them. The males are brighter than the females, but otherwise look similar. They are very nice little fish.

Here's a link with a picture:

http/www.aquahobby.com/gallery/glalia.html

If it has the same kind of fins, the blue one is probably one of the newer, man made color variations.

It's become hard to find females of these fish, but in the UK they seem to be more common. You should be able to tell the difference by color alone. It's always the males that are brighter than the females.