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- From: oleg@Veritas.COM (Oleg Kiselev)
- Newsgroups: rec.aquaria
- Subject: Re: breeding Dwarf Gouramies
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.043435.4004@Veritas.COM>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 04:34:35 GMT
- References: <1jl49fINNre@shelley.u.washington.edu>
- Reply-To: oleg@veritas.com (Oleg Kiselev)
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- brucehuy@u.washington.edu writes:
- >Also one more question, does anybody out there know anything about breeding
- >Dwarf Gouramies? I can't seem to find any specific information on the matter.
-
- Try Ines Scheurmann's book "Aquarium Fish Breeding" published by Barron's.
-
- In brief:
- Put a male and 1 or more females in a 15-20 gal aquarium (or larger if
- possible; in a 10 gal tank the male might kill the females). Use a
- tank with as much surface area as you can find (i.e. tall tanks are not
- recommended). Stock the tank with a lot of plants for the female(s) to
- hide in. Floating plants are of great benefit because they make it
- easeier for the male to keep his bubble nest intact. Water sprite in
- particular is a great plant for this. Use filtration that does not
- create strong surface currents.
-
- Feed the fish a diet heavy on live foods (brine shrimp, mosquito
- larvae, etc.) and keep the water warm. Eventually the male starts
- building his bubble nest and the females that are ready to spawn
- approach the nest. The spawning takes place in an embrace
- characteristic of the gouramies in general. An egg is released and
- fertilized. At this point the male catches the egg in his mough and
- spits it into the nest, adding a few more bubbles for a good measure.
- If the female is still hanging around, the male will attack her to
- drive her away. In a few minutes the female comes back to spawn
- again. This goes on for many hours.
-
- When the fry hatch in a few days and are free-swimming, remove them or
- the male into another tank. Feed the fry infusoria at first, then baby
- brine shrimp.
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