Fish Folk Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Several months ago, we asked our LFS to order 4x female dwarf Gourami. Some fish keepers have never seen females, since most all that sells seem to be the brightly colored males. We’ve been giving them the royal treatment... lots of live food and frozen entree’s. They’re in a very wild, well-seasoned tank. Lots of duckweed, wisteria, pothos roots, etc. Then just a week or two ago, we popped in a divider, and brought home a colorful male. He’s now gearing up, getting used to our water, eating lots of healthy foods. The plan is to remove 3x females, and then move the male across the divider. Short video below. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Good luck with your gourami project, I'm interested in seeing how it goes. I have never tried spawning gourami, and it's always good to learn, who knows maybe one day I'll give it a try! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timQ Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Did they ever breed? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Mako13 said: Did they ever breed? I think so. But not sure. He built a bubble nest, and every 2x weeks builds it up and gets vigilant. Never have seen them embracing. But she seems to lose girth (eggs) around that time. Next time this is apparent, we’ll try pulling the whole nest out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishMonger Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Curious, how would you "pull the nest out"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, FishMonger said: Curious, how would you "pull the nest out"? Take a small storage container of some sort, and gently lower it underneath the nest, and lift it all up in tact. Use that for fry to hatch, or move that to another place and gently release. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bru Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I miss keeping DGs, never had females but the two males I had would still build nests and swim around carrying java moss in their mouths. This looks fun, after some trial and error of course, hope you have success! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 Well... we got a few Dwarf Gourami Fry. They are TINY little ones. Here’s two videos, but don’t feel bad if you can’t see them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 Here’s a short - tiny fry visible 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 Alrighty! Our male Dwarf Gourami commenced with the production of his finest bubble nest yet. Let them alone a few days, but now it’s time to assess. Fry remain from what we pulled before. I’m seeing about 6 or so. But already, a few fry are visible in the adult side of the tank. So this time, instead of moving the bubble nest, I’m moving the parents. It is a well-established tank, so I’m hopeful enough micro life will abound to sustain DG fry. They are really tiny! DG BAP ON!! Here’s a short video just before they were moved... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 Moved the breeding pair to another 20 gal long already housing 3x more female dwarf Gouramis. The male is... let’s say... very busy! Watch this. Look for all of the yellow eggs. Unreal. If these survive, this is going to be insane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Tons of fry! Tiny specs... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Yay! Are you feeding them infusoria or just letting them find food on whatever’s in the tank? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, Hobbit said: Yay! Are you feeding them infusoria or just letting them find food on whatever’s in the tank? Letting them eat what they find. Adults removed. It’s a very established tank, two sponge filters. Plus, feeding some vinegar eels and using Dean’s concept with a dry paintbrush dipped in New Life Spectrum Fry powder, and then tapped off into the water. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I think I may need to get into vinegar eels. They gross me out, but they seem like a great bridge food before the fry can eat bbs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 5 minutes ago, Hobbit said: I think I may need to get into vinegar eels. They gross me out, but they seem like a great bridge food before the fry can eat bbs. Definitely. They’re easy to keep and serve to tiny fry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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