Morning Surprise - Baby Gourami

[kr0z]

Got a surprise this morning, a very unexpected one.

While I was getting my coffee this morning and went to switch on the light on the aquarium I stared into my aquarium, as I do... And saw these tiny little baby gourami's swimming around.

I don't know which of the three gourami's that I have are male or female so I was really surprised. But it seems for the last few days my deep blue gourami has been acting very aggressive towards the other gourami's. Could this be the parent?

The only thing I'm worried about is that the baby gourami's are going to be eaten by the adults. I wish I could seperate them but they seem to be so darn quick I don't think I could catch them. I hope at least one or two survive.

What are my chances? Is there anything I can do?

 

[Alex_]

there is nothing really you can do

if you cant seperate them.

if tehy have a protective parnet there

should be a chance far like 1 out 5 to surivre.

-Alex

 

[kr0z]

I do have a lot of rocks and live plants for them to hide.
I guess time will tell.

 

[karlp]

You could always just add more plants to give them a better chance of survival.

 

[Miss Dib Dabs]

I managed to catch lots of my gourami fry even when very small. That they are free swimming means they aren't complete babies. If the blue is highly aggressive towards the others chances are he's the male. What type of gourami are they? I'm guessing at the three spot strain.
I didn't know they'd had the most recent spawn, due to illness on my part and not spending as much time with them as normal and discovered fry already breathing air...which makes them around 3 weeks. They're now about 5 weeks old and still living with their parents as I couldn't move them to the fry tank as the older spawns were in there at the time! They've now gone to their new home and the fry tank is empty again. But these ones will stay with the parents as the tank is going to be used a betta spawning, fry raising tank.
Best of luck with them.
Hugs,
P.

 

[sylvia]

The parent that's been aggressive is deffinately the father.

About the fry getting eaten - chances are they won't be lunch for their fellow gouramies but for any community fish you have in with them. I'm not saying the parents won't eat any but they tend to leave very young fry alone.