gourami breeding

[jmaster]

hi all

is there any gourami that can be bred in a 15 gallon tank??

thanx

 

[LoachLover]

I've done it with the Opaline Gourami. I later put them back in the main 55 gallon tank for them.

 

[Doggfather]

Hi jmaster

Dwarf and honey gourami would be the most obvious choice if this is the first time your breeding gourami, although sparkling/croaking gourami can also be bred in a 10 gallon tank, the latter two being more difficult to breed than the first two.

For more information on breeding, you could cehck out my pinned topic at the top of this forum, or look for information on individual species in the fish index.

Good luck

 

[Macracantha]

Although it would be possible to breed most Gourami species, I agree with Doggfather......Dwarf or Honey definately the right choices!

 

[sylvia]

If you have a larger tank available for the adults, and prefferably a large grow-out tank as well, three-spot gouramies (opalines, blue, gold, cosby etc - trichogaster trichopterus color morphs that is) are the easiest to breed and the hardiest. If you don't have large tanks available to you for growing out the fry to a decent size, honeys (colisa chuna/sota) are the better choice as they stay small and aren't as aggressive but are still quite forgiving of mistakes. You will need a tank to move the adults into regardless and make sure you do a lot of research and be prepaired (especialy with the fry foods) or you wont be able to raise them. Good luck

 

[ravyc123]

when breeding gouramis, such as blue gouramis. How many babies will there be? Or does it depend?

 

[sylvia]

It does depend. I would say you won't be getting more than 10 the first time you try to breed. It also matters if the male isn't very experienced as I find they tend to miss eggs and things when they haven't bred before (which I assume yours would not have done).

 

[Macracantha]

It does depend. I would say you won't be getting more than 10 the first time you try to breed. It also matters if the male isn't very experienced as I find they tend to miss eggs and things when they haven't bred before (which I assume yours would not have done).

I agree!!!.......but........

A good pair could produce 100-150 eggs!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ravyc123]

It does depend. I would say you won't be getting more than 10 the first time you try to breed. It also matters if the male isn't very experienced as I find they tend to miss eggs and things when they haven't bred before (which I assume yours would not have done).

I agree!!!.......but........

A good pair could produce 100-150 eggs!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry, but im an absolute begginer and never bred any fishes before, so only about 10 of those 100-150 eggs will survive to become babies?

 

[Macracantha]

It does depend. I would say you won't be getting more than 10 the first time you try to breed. It also matters if the male isn't very experienced as I find they tend to miss eggs and things when they haven't bred before (which I assume yours would not have done).

I agree!!!.......but........

A good pair could produce 100-150 eggs!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry, but im an absolute begginer and never bred any fishes before, so only about 10 of those 100-150 eggs will survive to become babies?

Ok, I hope I can make this a bit clearer for you.......

An established mature breeding pair of Gouramis such as Dwarf Gouramis could produce 100-150 eggs (larger species can produce a lot more! Labiosa more than 500!)

But new and immature fish would probably not be as productive...also your inexperience might cause a few more to perish than an experienced breeder...but you have to atart somewhere!!!

So prepare yourself for being happy to produce and rear 10 fry but who knows...keep an open mind to the fact, you could, with luck, have 50 or even 100...if you could predict it that well, it wouldn't be as much fun!!!

Be prepared also tho, to have enough tank space somewhere as a nursery, to be able to grow the fry to a decent size etc.

None of this is set in stone! I am NOT an expert! I have breed many different species of egglayes over the years, that's all!!!

Good luck with it...love to hear if your are successful

 

[Gimli]

hi all

is there any gourami that can be bred in a 15 gallon tank??

thanx

Opaline, Three-spot,Gold,Honey,Dwarf. There a quite a few.