Giant gouramies in 4500 gal, Tatushka ~22" and Oos ~16"

[thebiggerthebetter]

Video update on the surviving three giant gouramy:

Got some babies in the grow-outs:

2 pink GG, ~6" and 5" from Sam Fishonlinerus; ~$20 ea
2 RTGG, ~5" and 4", same source; ~$20 ea
2 Exodon GG, 5" and 4" from Rapps; $80 ea

(there were more but lost one baby exodon and one RTGG at the beginning)

 

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More of the same, filmed the same day. Missed this footage in processing:

 

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Two RTGGs in a 240 gal. They are from the latest batch from about 1.5 years ago when we got 2 RTGG, 2 pink morph of osphronemus, and 3 elephant ears (lost one almost immediately). About 10"-12" now:

In 4500 gal, the original Oos (normal osphronemus morph), 2 RTGGs male and female from the first purchase, 2 pink morphs from the latest, and one elephant ear from the latest:

 

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Yearly update.

Our 9 GGs have been doing well. They all have been residing in the non-RTC 4500 gal for a while now -

- 4x redtail GG
- 2x pink
- 2x elephant ear / exodon
- 1x osphronemus

Even though one elephant ear has clearly surpassed it in size, the osphronemus thinks he is still the boss and chases most others once in a while, especially the pinks, but they all seem to do quite well overall. Unfussy, smart, interactive as usual.

The pinks have equaled or surpassing the osphronemus in size too because the latter is the fussiest of them all. He used to diss Zeigler pellets, only looking for Hikari or NLS, hence it had not been growing nearly as fast as the others. Recently I switched to all NLS, so this should help it.

underwater 11:10-12:40 minutes:

0:00-5:50 min:

 

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For no known reason and out of the blue lost one RTGG.

From 3" to 18" in 2.5 years:

 

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[celebrist]

Why don't you usually feed with lights on?

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Why don't you usually feed with lights on?

Good suggestion. I could probably try that. I guess I am avoiding the stressful period of them getting used to feeding in bright light, and moreover bright light dampens or turns off the appetite of the light-sensitive fish, such as most catfish... so IDK how successful overall this change would prove to be.

When we open with business hours, I will have to turn the lights on for 8 h a day by necessity and my plan was to wean them off onto feeding in bright light then.

If I fail, I will have to continue with feeding them in their usual dim light after the business day's end. But boy would it be nice if I succeeded though for the filming sake and the delight of our patrons!

 

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4:05-5:20 min

 

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Two new rescue GGs - sunset (pink with an orange spot on the head) and RTGG, both about 10":