Green faced mout hbrooding goruami???
Hi Friends,
Recently I aquired 3 pait of mout brooding gouramis, with the male green area on his cheek area. I think they are called green faced gouramis. (at this late hour, I cant seem to find the exact name of the fish on internet.)
Today, my fiancee, sons and I, watched them spawn, and the female pitch the eggs to the male. What a glorious experience! Last time I witnessed gouramis spawn was a pair of blue gouramis 20 years ago. My youngest sons recalls watching them with me. What a breathtaking color change from powder blue to a deep navy color. And the pearl spots were spectacular against the navey background. The eggs hatched in the bubble nest and I did get quite a few fry.
Tonight, we watched the new gouramis spawn. we also watched the female pitch the eggs at the male. However, not long after they stopped spawning, I fed the community tank, and watched the male eating flake food. I was under the impression that the male would not eat until the fry hatched, and were brooded until the fry were released by the male.
I did get some video of the female pitching the eggs. However, when they embraced two expel and fertilize the eggs, yep… your got it.. Murphy’s Law, ran out of BATTERY. I gotta get a new video…
QUESTIONS:
1. Does anyone know the common and scientific name for these gourami?
2. What is the spawining and rearing behaviour of these gourami?
I dont think it will be too terribly long until I get the urge to aquire a wild breed of gouramis.
Thanks to Larry in Gaithersburg for providing me with the superb fish. They have an interesting personality compared to the other gouramis I raise.
Thanks! Jim
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