I've been looking for some female dwarf gourami's at my various lfs and I have seen some that I think MAY be females..but I need to be sure, because other than one or two people at these stores they hire teenagers who are fairly unknowledgable about fish. So I have some questions that are probably fairly basic about female gouramis, something I have had some trouble really finding a lot of info about.
I know the females are a silver/dull color compared to the males of most of the species...I have seen a few silverish gouramis in with blue/flame dwarf gouramis, and by silver, I mean they are really colorless compared to the others in the tank.
I am not sure however if gouramis aquire their color at a certain age however or this at birth? Are they all born silver or are the males born with the color almost immediately. I want to be sure that I get females because I already have two males and I do not wish to add any more. I'm really trying to find some females at a LFS instead of having to go through the hassle of ordering them online. any help would be appreciated.
thanks
I know the females are a silver/dull color compared to the males of most of the species...I have seen a few silverish gouramis in with blue/flame dwarf gouramis, and by silver, I mean they are really colorless compared to the others in the tank.
I am not sure however if gouramis aquire their color at a certain age however or this at birth? Are they all born silver or are the males born with the color almost immediately. I want to be sure that I get females because I already have two males and I do not wish to add any more. I'm really trying to find some females at a LFS instead of having to go through the hassle of ordering them online. any help would be appreciated.
thanks