Three - Spot Gouramis & Pearl Gouramis

[pokemonmastah]

Hi!

As said, I have Three - Spot Gouramis (11) and Pearl Gouramis (6) and I don't know how to distinguish male from female. Also, from my readings, males fight with each other, and if I find out that most of my gouramis are males, I don't want them to kill themselves! I like them so much!

I just want some tips on how to determine gouramis' gender.. and pictures of the parts maybe..I'm a novice at gouramis...hehe..

Thanks for your responses!

 

[-germ-]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...p;#entry1735213
Go to this topic and click on the picture of the leeri or trichopterus which will then take you to the species index profile, which should (i hope) provide all the info you need.....

Thats an enormous amount of gourami, how big is the tank holding them?

 

[pokemonmastah]

75 gallons... Is it too small? 'Cause it's the biggest I coud find here in my area (the Philippines)...

 

[murphyk32]

Im not sure if its too small, tho it is a massive amount of gouramis... if you have that many 3spots, unless most are males, u should be ok aggression wise i think...

Murph

 

[pokemonmastah]

They're massive?! Wah.. But mine are just about 1" or so.. I still don't get how to distinguish genders..sorry guys..

I'm just new to the hobby...hehe...Does it have to do anything with age? Maybe it takes time to see the difference in their sexes or something..

 

[murphyk32]

lmao i meant its a massive amout of them... normally u hear of smaller groups or them being kept alone, but i think if it is enough room then its a great idea. They generally grow to 5 inches, and pretty fast too.

Murph

 

[pokemonmastah]

Woah!!! 5 inches?!? I only saw 3 inches when I was searching for them!! Thanks for the info!! You're a pal!!