mumzy50 Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Im so pleased lots of babies.Three days old,now just waiting for ever for them to grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Visser Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Great :bounce: congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwalk Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Congrats, I'm keen on trying to breed Dwark Gourami as well, what conditions do they need? what size tank did you breed them in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 :bounce: :bounce: Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Congratulations. Post some pics of them when/if you can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted May 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Hi ph was between 6.8 and 7.0 temp27 tank.40cm.Bare bottem tank,just a bit of driftwood with java moss attached,sponge filter not turned on till babies free swimming,and just a little.And glad wrap.Babies brought up on inforsoria and mico worms egg yolk.These one are bigger than the honeys so i can see them,and wont throw them out :lol: great fish but so slow to grow,compeared to other fish.YOUalso need grow out tanks,as they grow at different rates.Oh i better add floating plants. mumzy50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwalk Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Thanks Mumzy50' i think that I'll try breeding them later this year, i'm just started blue rams in the last few days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted May 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 Hi let me know how you get on with them,i have a pair,that im giving to my daughter as im not interested in breeding them at this stage.To busy with gouramis turtles,and bits and pieces.Good luck mumzy50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 My dwarf gouramis just had babies for the second time this month yay they are hatching this morning. the first lot are wild colour and the second lot i put both my males in the tank and got a nest from both males, one of which is a blue and the other a wild type. they both mated with my 3 females, 2 blue and one wild colour Funny story my flatmate turned off the heater on my first lot by mistake when they were about a week old and i thought they had all died so i left the heater off for a week before turning it on to breed the gouramis again. I found 20 babies happily living in the cold water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted May 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 My dwarf gouramis just had babies for the second time this month yay they are hatching this morning. the first lot are wild colour and the second lot i put both my males in the tank and got a nest from both males, one of which is a blue and the other a wild type. they both mated with my 3 females, 2 blue and one wild colour Funny story my flatmate turned off the heater on my first lot by mistake when they were about a week old and i thought they had all died so i left the heater off for a week before turning it on to breed the gouramis again. I found 20 babies happily living in the cold water! Congraulation Olly what are you feeding yours,you should have a big batch of young.Have you got grow out tanks ready as they grow at different rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 At the moment my young ones are getting nobil fluid and my older ones are on novo tom and decapsulated brine shrimp eggs. they are about 12mm long now and growing fast. I have several hundred at 4 days old I have plenty of room for them to grow up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 noce work :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 how many do you have? and what are you feeding them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog-eating Tetra Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 nice. i have just found that my dwaves have mated but in a community tank. not many hopes for survival but i'll try my best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 heres a baby at 2 weeks old this one is now a month old and approaching 2cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 WOW! i need to breed these lol. They gow real fast! Can you post a pic of the parents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 there are 5 possible parents 1 blue male 1 wild type male 2 blue females Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 and 1 wild type female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Your blue 'female' is a male. Females only come in Grey/ Brown.(what you called a wildtype). I going to give breeding golden honey or sparkling gouramis a go sometime. These ones are to prone to diseases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 nope i watched them spawning - male turned them upside down and eggs came out - its a girl someone must have bred colour into the females they are almost as colourful as the male. they are smaller and their dorsal fin is not as long or pointy. they act like girls too. the two males each have an end of the tank and the girls go wherever they want and the males ignore them unless they have built a nest. they are definitely girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Really? If thats correct, youl have a bit of interest in the females if raised, because Not many like that around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 thats what i been thinking :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted June 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Hi Olly your gouramis look great.But i agree with Dixon your blue female does look like a male,not just in colour but fin shape.And your right females are starting to have colour.Its not always the boys that are colourful.I have just had a pair of neons,colbult blue.females and blues dwarfs brought down from a breeder,I can now add these to my orange,honeys and colbult.Good luck with yours.And till me your secret as to how you got that baby gourami to grow so quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 .I have just had a pair of neons,colbult blue.females and blues dwarfs brought down from a breeder,I can now add these to my orange,honeys and colbult.Good luck with yours. Make sure the gouramis dont Corss breed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 heres a baby at 2 weeks old this one is now a month old and approaching 2cm It's sooooooo cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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