MATT78 Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Hi would like any info/experience of breeding dwarf gouramis as I'm ready to try something new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy29 Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 im going to be trying to breed some sunset dwarfs shortly , i have aquired a female that has as much color as the males , not like the plain silvers that i have been seeing. so hopefully the female fry will be full colored as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT78 Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Good luck in breeding them. What I'm after is the know how to successfully breed them myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy29 Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 i ll let you all know if i am sucessful and how i did it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT78 Posted February 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 thank'sthat would be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 I have just breed dwarfs about four weeks ago, for the first time. They are doing well. I found haveing inforesoria and micro worms a must and on tap.Keeping tank coved in glad wrap.,One thing i did wrong was not haveing another tank ready. They grow at different rate, so the bigger one need to be taking out, otherwise they eat the small ones.Now also giving a speck of crush flakes.Good luck in breeding them. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT78 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Had managed to get them to spwan and the eggs hacthed but the fry seemed to vanish untill theres only one left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy29 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 have managed to get mine to spawn , NO bubble nest! . came in one morning to feed the parents and all the eggs were floating on the top of the water. so i whipped the parents out and in two days they were free swimming. its hard to tell how many fry there are cos they are very tiny , maybe 2mm long. i had over 100 eggs so if i lose 75 % im still doing well. the person that put glad wrap over the tank , sounds like a cunning idea i have read that after day 10 you need to keep the cold air out because thats when they develop enuff to be able to breath at the surface. will keep you posted on events Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Hi the glad wrapp is great, i put a little hole in it, so i can feed with dropper. My bigger babies from same batch are a bit of a problem as no tank set up for them. so when they get bigger than guppy babies they are put with them. three have gone in so far and two. days have past and they are fine. HERE HOPEING long way to go yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 .I found when mine spawned i thought i only had a few left. but if you have plants up top they hide in them really hard to see there so small, little dots or splinters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT78 Posted March 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Have had another succesfull spawn(larger than last) But same thing although this time they got to 2 weeks old and now cam only count 12 when there was at least 150/200 they just seemto vanish. Have used the gladwrap this time and they where doing really well. They just seem to vanish over 2 nights. Any thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT78 Posted March 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Have had another succesfull spawn(larger than last) But same thing although this time they got to 2 weeks old and now cam only count 12 when there was at least 150/200 they just seemto vanish. Have used the gladwrap this time and they where doing really well. They just seem to vanish over 2 nights. Any thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzy Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Have you got plants up top, I know in my mums tank (mumzy50) she thought she only had a few but later on realized they were hiding in the floating plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Hi are you feeding inforsorea.As they are so small i kept them on this for a while.Im still feeding it out,plus micro worms, water fleas and egg yolk. crushed flake.Dont over do the egg yolk or flake.Dont interfare to much with them.I done a small water change at about three weeks, useing an air line tube.Iremoved half a soup bowl of water at same time some dirt from bottem.You will lose some.I thought i had lost heaps,but Mitzy found them up top in plants.Mumzy50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Mumzy what kind/colour have you breed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Im new to breeding dwarf gouramis.At the moment im breeding honey dwarfs.They are a pale yellow, whitch changes when in the mood, to a lovely bright yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT78 Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Have been feeding liqiud fry food and other than that have been leaving them alone. Have got some fake plants in a corner of the tank and some gravel as well, Do you suggest some floating plants? Also been running a sponge filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Hi Matt im new to breeding dwarf gouramis to, i think you should remove your gravel.Put floating plants in tank,you dont have to cover the whole tank with them.Sponge filter is fine.I have mine just sending up a few bubbles.I turned it up a little as they got older.I think inforsora is the anwser as will.Maybe you should start up a culture.While you get that going, feed the breeders up so there ready.Good Luck Mumzy50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT78 Posted March 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 The gravel is only in one corner just to hold some fake plants down but will give it a try. the fake plants should do as floating cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT78 Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Have removed the gravel as suggested and left the plants floating yet the same thing has hapened and now theres no fry left. And worse yet checked the main tank last to find 1 of the females doing the back stroke, so now I've only got the 1 female left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzy Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hi there , Are you removing the female once they have finished releasing eggs etc, Are you removing male once they are free swimming?? Are you feeding inforsoria (green water) ? what size tank are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hi first your female.try a water change and up your temp.I am finding the temps are dropping as it gets colder in morning.gouramis can handle higher temps.The only thing i can think of is they are eating them.Take mum out as soon as she has finished.Take dad out next day before free swimming,i dont know how that will work,never tried it.But if your water level is low,it might be worth a try.Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT78 Posted March 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Hello people. using a 20ltr tank with sponge filter and glad wrap round the top removing female straight after spawwing then male next day. feeding green water and liquid fry food. ph 6.8 temp 28degC ?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Hi Matt seems like you are doing every thing right.Hard one,just keep trying,it happens to us all at some stage.Try some thing different for a while to cheer your self up.What happened with your female that was swimming backwards,did she come right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT78 Posted March 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 1 female left and 4 males. Good thing I've got 6 tanks going at the moment so they can all have 1 each. Am trying with my fighter fish for now while the gourami have a rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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