Samba2641 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Hey all! Went for a trip out to the 'nearest' fish shop yesterday and came home with 2 new pygmy corys to join my other two, a dwarf blue gourami (we think) and three kuhli loaches for my flatmates tank. -the very knowledgeable and friendly man who helped us and I were of the opinion that it was probably what we thought it was but i thought as I don't have that much experience in the gourami department I'd get some conformation from you guys... I'll be upgrading them into the 54l next week after a little bit of designing. Does anyone know of an attractive lowmaintenance plant that i can plant in silica sand? -I already have frilled Java fern and Java moss of driftwood and would live to diversify a wee bit... One of the kuhli loaches is a neon and seems to be very good at burying just its body and leaving its tail and head poking up out of the sand. If someone can coach me through uploading pictures I'll give you something to work with regarding the identification of the gourami:)? Cheers, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 what colouration is the gourami, i think there is neon,cobalt and blue of the dwarfs unless it's a three spot one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba2641 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Got it: http://s1191.photobucket.com/albums/z46 ... ami027.jpg It was sold as a blue, since I got it home its gone a bit darker but I'm putting that down to the stress of moving... Also, could anyone sex it for me? -its dorsal fin is pointed indicating a male... Please excuse the horrible looking airstone, thats getting a good clean this weekend:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 from that photo it looks more like my female hoeny gourami. they stay a dull grey. if you got another one or two you,ll find it to be happier and brighter. aslong as it isn't a 2:1 male:female ratio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba2641 Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 After looking at google images I think I agree... I'll do some more research for when I upgrade them but would what male:female ratio would work nicely in a 54L with 6 zebra danios and 4 pygmy corys? And are they good on flake food and bloodworm's or shall I get some supplementary foods? Thanks very much, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 i just fed mine o The same as the rest. more females than males as the males will pick on each other over the male. But you can put any of the orange\honey\honeygold dwarf gouramis in with her as their all the same speices i think just diff genetic codes when it comes to colouration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba2641 Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Awesome, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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