Hardier Dwarf Gouramis Being Bred

[ZoddyZod]

Hello,

Just read this from the Maidenhead Aquatics e-letter. Thought it would be of interest to the folks on here.....I'm certainly interested in less 'delicate' DGs. I've copy & pasted the text:

"When I was a younger man things were a little different. I had a fringe and dwarf gouramis were sturdy fish that would thrive and breed in the home aquarium. Sadly, my hair is a thing of the past but a bio-secure facility that has been breeding dwarf gouramis has now produced enough stock to sell and we’re anticipating the first of these fishes in the shops soon. As the breeders have gone ‘back to basics’ with these fish, you will see traits more common to wild fishes such as a more elongate body shape but trials have revealed these fish to be both hardy and resilient in a community aquarium."

 

[james_fish]

"things were a little different. I had a fringe"

Brilliant

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hmmm... Interesting, it's always good to see hardy fish. But at the same time you wonder why you would need a hardy fish if your tank was fully cycled?

Unless it was genuinly hard to keep like some Eels and Choco Gourami's.

James.

 

[ZoddyZod]

"things were a little different. I had a fringe"

Brilliant

...

hmmm... Interesting, it's always good to see hardy fish. But at the same time you wonder why you would need a hardy fish if your tank was fully cycled?

Unless it was genuinly hard to keep like some Eels and Choco Gourami's.

James.

I think the issue they are trying to avoid is the very well known bacterial infection that DGs tend to suffer from. Riasing them in a bio-secure facility should eliminate that threat.

 

[Uriel]

Has anyone had experience with these Dwarf Gourami(From Maidenhead). I really like the look of DG's but didn't want to risk my community tank for 4 fish. This seems like and ideal solution but i just wonder how much it can be trusted ?