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Hi
My Gourami keeps making this shape

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Arching his back and flaring his fins at my Golden Gourami..is this his way of attracting her?
Any info would be helpful thanks.
Andrea :)
 
How sure are you the golden gourami is a female? If it's a male, it will be a dominance thing.
 
:S then you have two males? I've never sexed gourami's using a dorsal fin when I used to breed them!

Also your sig. says,
165UK litres. A litre is the same in the U.S. as it is in the U.K., it is an internationally standardized volume
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jayjay said:
:S then you have two males? I've never sexed gourami's using a dorsal fin when I used to breed them!
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Well I know for a fact that the gourami he is doing it to is a female Golden gourami..is it still dominence?

jayjay said:
:S then you have two males? I've never sexed gourami's using a dorsal fin when I used to breed them!

Also your sig. says,
165UK litres. A litre is the same in the U.S. as it is in the U.K., it is an internationally standardized volume
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Oh right how do you sex them then :blush:
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Have a picture of the golden one? Most likely dominance unless you can see a bubble nest being built?

Well dorsal fin can be used, I normally just watched them, the males were aggressive and mine seemed to be a different colour.
 
Are its back fins 'tatty' or is it just the angles? Nice fish, I would go with a female, sorry for the hassle just needed to be sure.

So has the male attempted to make any bubble nests?
 
jayjay said:
Are its back fins 'tatty' or is it just the angles? Nice fish, I would go with a female, sorry for the hassle just needed to be sure.

So has the male attempted to make any bubble nests?
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The angles sorry bad camera lol
I thought she was a female how did you tell?

No he has not the lazy git lol
thanks :)
 
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