Can anyone Sex these two opaline Gouramis as well as advice for breeding
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I wanted some advice on breeding. In the community tank the male was working on a bubble nest for about a week but it would be destroyed. after that week he gave up but still guarded that area. the female also didnt seem to want to breed. she would stay at the bottom of the tank. What is the best way to encourage them to breed?
With the hand of luck, i would say add another female or two in the tank. They might not be compatible at all. Even if you bought them as a pair, there still might be a chance they might not pair up. The biggest change would be environment. Same thing goes for betta's, if the female isn't interested sometimes the male still make a bubble nest. He's ready to breed, but not necessarily with that female. Sometimes forcing two fish to pair up might end with one killing the other. I suggest adding more females to the tank.
Lucky enough for me i watched them breed last night it was amazing. Should i remove the female right now or wait to make sure the eggs hatch. also how long will the eggs take to hatch and should i leave the male with the fry once they hatch. what should i feed them once they consume their egg sac
Glad to hear that and congrats! Once they hatch i would remove them and feed them newly hatched brine. I learned that a long time ago on here and been fine ever since.
Sometimes the parents are really good with the fry. Like most would say here, if you plan on keeping them raised them on you're own. Parenting is tricky with fish. They sometimes embrace them and other times they eat them. Ultimately it's going to come down to what you want to happen.
Sometimes the parents are really good with the fry. Like most would say here, if you plan on keeping them raised them on you're own. Parenting is tricky with fish. They sometimes embrace them and other times they eat them. Ultimately it's going to come down to what you want to happen.
I tried those with my dempsey fry and they spit it back out. But a community type fish might take to it very well. That's a damn good start my friend. If they don't take to that on day one or two free swimming, i would switch to brine. I did have convict fry long time ago that did ok with crush flakes. I feel like you might be fine with that though, because of the nature of you're fish.
Well the other guy has it taken care of but I’d still like to note that the easiest way to sex a blue gourami is to look at the dorsal fin. If it’s at a point then it is a male. If it is rounded like in the first picture then it is a female.