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Dwarf Gouramis for Sale
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This
picture shows a Normal Dwarf Gourami
male with the normal coloration that
includes both blue and red. This is
a very good aquarium fish.
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Here
is a young male Fire Red color variety
of the Dwarf Gourami for sale in our
facility. Click
here for more about buying a Fire
Red Dwarf Gourami from us.
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Scientific
Name. Colisa lalia.
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Comments
There are many color varieties of the Dwarf
Gourami with varying amounts of the two original
colors: red and blue.
Dwarf
Gouramis are a highly recommended fish for aquariums.
Male Dwarf Gouramis are colorful and the females
are silver without much color. The original wild
Dwarf Gourami males had diagonal stripes alternating
in bright blue and red. Eventually fish farmers
developed solid red males, like the one shown above,
and solid blue males. We stock both of these and
the original color variety.
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One
visitor to this site asked if we keep all the
females and only sell males, so he couldn't breed
Dwarf Gouramis and compete with us. No. We often
show only the males on our list, because that is
what almost all of our customers want. But we have
females available too.
If you
want to order females, just add a comment at the
bottom of your order and request females of the
appropriate color variety. Our price for females
is usually the same as our price for males.
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Customer Comments
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This web site is
great, and has been very
helpful to me. The
close-up picture is really
beautiful, he has his dorsal
and anal fins flared to
appear bigger to the other
Gourami . . .
You can feel free to use
the picture on your Dwarf
Gourami page. This
normal Dwarf Gourami has
a more balanced blend of
blue and red, while your
pic is more blue.
Tom G.
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Reply. Hello Tom. Thank you for sending us
the picture of your fantastically beautiful male
Dwarf Gouramis. We need a picture of a male like
your with more of the red. Dwarf Gouramis vary in
color. Some are mostly red, others mostly blue,
and many with intermediate ratios of red and blue.
Thanks again! |
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This
Male Neon Blue Dwarf Gourami is
about 2.25" long. The Neon Blue is a
color variety of the Dwarf Gourami.
Picture taken in our facility by TBH.
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This
picture shows a female Neon Blue
Dwarf Gourami about 2" long. You can
see the difference in coloration and
shape between the male above and this
female. |
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Appropriate Home
Eventually an aquarium with at least 29
gallons of water, an
exterior power filter with a BIO-Wheel, a maximum
of 1/4 inch of
gravel, and an
aquarium heater adjusted to between 68 and 82
degrees F. Click
here for more about warm water aquariums.
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Recommended Diet
Dwarf Gouramis do well on a diet of floating flake
food, some freeze dried blood worms, which are actually
mosquito larvae, plus an occasional treat of live
Black Worms and live or frozen brine shrimp. Click
here for more about feeding fish.
I feed
these fish a few Black Worms every other day. Click
here for more about feeding Black Worms.
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Compatibility
This species enjoys each other's company. There
are several color varieties and you should mix and
match a group with at least three males and about
twice as many females.
Dwarf Gouramis
are compatible with all
Danios,
White Clouds, all
Rainbows, a school of
Clown Loaches, and a school of
Bala Sharks.
Often seen in aquariums
with
Angel Fish,
Bigger Tetras, and livebearers such as
Platies,
Mollies, and
Swordtails.
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Size
and Life Span
Dwarf Gouramis have a life span
of several years. Males can grow to 2.25" and females
to 2".
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Customer Comments
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Quick question for you:
since it appears that all
dwarf gouramis are the same
species, it wouldn't matter
which color varieties you
put together as far as compatability
and breeding is concerned,
correct? Also, would several
females with a single male
result in a better chance
of breeding? Any help would
be great.
Pete |
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Reply.
Hello Pete. Thank you for your email. You're right,
all Dwarf Gouramis are the same species and can
interbreed.
Originally there
was the wild Dwarf Gourami, which were a mixture
of about half red and half blue. Breeders developed
color varieties that are now mostly red and other
varieties that are mostly blue.
So we have more choices,
but they are still the same species of fish, and
they can interbreed to produce babies. Just what
color or colors the babies will be is difficult
to predict.
To breed these fish
we recommend keeping a group with a few males and
several females. It's nice to have an aquarium with
at least 30 gallons of water. Then a group with
three males and five females will have plenty of
room.
The males will quarrel
with each other and not spend all their time annoying
the females. When a female is full of eggs, she
will look for a brightly colored male with a nicely
built bubble nest to lay her eggs in.
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Customer Comments
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I am 13 and I ordered fish
from you around July. In
my order I bought 2 Female
Neon Dwarf Gouramis. I'm
just writing to let you
know that one of them spawned
with My male that I already
had.
This is exciting for me
and I would like to thank
tou for the good quality
fish. I now have a whole
bunch of 4 mm fry swimming
around in my 20 gallon long.
Thanks again.
Philemon R. |
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Reply. Hello
Philemon. Thank you for your report on your Neon
Blue Dwarf Gouramis that spawned. Congratulations.
By spawning your fish you have demonstrated your
fish skill. A species of fish will spawn, when the
conditions in the aquarium are good for them.
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