GIANT gouramis

[Tequila]

I'd have put good money on your saying it's a male

I'm not saying his rtgg is a male! Pointed face and lips means it's a female.

 

[djarmstrong]

Nice little redtail, DJ

Richmond as in leaming bar?

Yer im close to there , my dad works in Leamming , and are you referring to me in your other post on saying my GRFG is a male not a female . ?

If you are , i am sure it is a female as i have a few of the smaller speeices of Gouramis in my planted tank and have alway been told and read that females have a rounder top fin and she does , i know it looks like in most of the pictures she has a pionted fin but it the way she was at the time she was a none stop swimmer that day and never stopped so when taking the photos she was turnning round in the tank and making her fins benned and made it look more pionted ost of the time .

I will try tomorrow to get some updated pictures of her and try and show you the rounded fin .

 

[Tequila]

Yer im close to there , my dad works in Leamming , and are you referring to me in your other post on saying my GRFG is a male not a female . ?

If you are , i am sure it is a female as i have a few of the smaller speeices of Gouramis in my planted tank and have alway been told and read that females have a rounder top fin and she does , i know it looks like in most of the pictures she has a pionted fin but it the way she was at the time she was a none stop swimmer that day and never stopped so when taking the photos she was turnning round in the tank and making her fins benned and made it look more pionted ost of the time .

I will try tomorrow to get some updated pictures of her and try and show you the rounded fin .

Your RTGG is diffinetly a female, and I don't say that because of any fin shape. I go by the shape of the mouth and head area, because I have females that have dorsel fins that are just as pointy as the males in the same tank. Yanbbrox just read one of my posts incorrectly, I think.

 

[Yanbbrox]

Yer im close to there , my dad works in Leamming , and are you referring to me in your other post on saying my GRFG is a male not a female . ?

If you are , i am sure it is a female as i have a few of the smaller speeices of Gouramis in my planted tank and have alway been told and read that females have a rounder top fin and she does , i know it looks like in most of the pictures she has a pionted fin but it the way she was at the time she was a none stop swimmer that day and never stopped so when taking the photos she was turnning round in the tank and making her fins benned and made it look more pionted ost of the time .

I will try tomorrow to get some updated pictures of her and try and show you the rounded fin .

I thought female too when I saw the pictures, but Tequila tends to be the thread expert on sexing as he has both.

Your RTGG is diffinetly a female, and I don't say that because of any fin shape. I go by the shape of the mouth and head area, because I have females that have dorsel fins that are just as pointy as the males in the same tank. Yanbbrox just read one of my posts incorrectly, I think.

Just the one? I'm on a roll at the moment with misreading and bad typing

 

[fishfantastic]

I have a 8to 10" male red tail. i now know it is a male because he has a very blunt heavylipped face. Always looks grouchy.He begs for food and has a very awsome personality.Lkes me and my boy but ignores my wife and girls.likes to splash people and then look at you like hes laughing.Mine is in with a 8to10" lemon oscar ,6" sinaperca and a15" albino channel cat.

 

[coreyweinkoetz]

Are gg known to jump out of tanks I have a baby in a open top heavly planted tank tops 85% duck weed I didn't ever know gour's of any sp. to be jumpers but Ive been wrong before any feed back is well come please

 

[coreyweinkoetz]

What do you feed babys my only eats flakes Ive tryed mysis shrimp brime shrimp blood worms 3 different pellets and even baby mollys and still only takes flake! And now i cant get the darn mollys out So please what have you guys feed yours growing up ???

 

[Yanbbrox]

Are gg known to jump out of tanks I have a baby in a open top heavly planted tank tops 85% duck weed I didn't ever know gour's of any sp. to be jumpers but Ive been wrong before any feed back is well come please

Mine doesn't like to jump as such just some times bang on the hood, in the wild they will jump for fruit and berries, I think this is just the same thing

What do you feed babys my only eats flakes Ive tryed mysis shrimp brime shrimp blood worms 3 different pellets and even baby mollys and still only takes flake! And now i cant get the darn mollys out So please what have you guys feed yours growing up ???

Try greens, lettuce peas etc, they are naturally vegetarian, hang a leave under the hood and I'd be surprised if it doesn't have a nibble. Mine went(and still does) goes through spurts of growth then doesn't eat much for a good few days, when it eats it eats a lot

 

[djarmstrong]

Your RTGG is diffinetly a female, and I don't say that because of any fin shape. I go by the shape of the mouth and head area, because I have females that have dorsel fins that are just as pointy as the males in the same tank. Yanbbrox just read one of my posts incorrectly, I think.

Ok thank you , i just cann't wait now until she starts to grow bigger , and my Oscar he's only 3inch long at the moment .

 

[Tequila]

Are gg known to jump out of tanks I have a baby in a open top heavly planted tank tops 85% duck weed I didn't ever know gour's of any sp. to be jumpers but Ive been wrong before any feed back is well come please

One of my females did successfully jump out whilst I was cleaning the tank and had the top open. But as a general rule I keep the total top enclosed at all times. Because when spooked they will attempt to bolt especially if they see a fishnet!

What do you feed babys my only eats flakes Ive tryed mysis shrimp brime shrimp blood worms 3 different pellets and even baby mollys and still only takes flake! And now i cant get the darn mollys out So please what have you guys feed yours growing up ???

In my case, mine have been known to eat almost anything except the kitchen sink and cheese, oh yeah an human food. Where as Yanbbrox fish has been known to eat everything from cheese and blood saugages to roasted duck and mango crumpets. All while Yanbbrox sits back puffing on one of his f_ags, whilst sucking down a bottle of that great English wine we hear so much about. But what can you expect he lives over there on the darkside of the moon.