30 degrees is just a lovely spring day here in Sydney. It was 28 today and it did not phase me at all. When you Britts say hot is 30 it's crazy to think about.
Beautiful mate.I had them in the past and found they did better on their own than in a community .They are quite shy and slow and feeding can be a problem if in with other species so I moved mine into their own tank and they did well.Fed mine a lot of live micro worms and brine shrimp though they did eat crushed flake for me.Good luck with them.
I've read they can be hard to keep, but mine has been doing fine on flake, I crush it so there is plenty of time for her to get some. Mine was shy at first, but is very confident and even nips the guppies from time to time. They also change color a bit. When startled they get blotchy, when very happy (feeding time) their stripes turn bright copper. I keep mine with 10 cardinal tetras, a powder blue gourami, and a few endlers. Lots of wood and hidey-holes.
Love the video but I have a couple questions one 1: The Ph of my water is 7.6 is that to hard? 2: I’m thinking about getting these but I have a 7 gallon cube tank and I’m wondering how many can I get?
Thanks very much 😁 1: it depends. I have seen breeders raise them in tap water but wild caught would probably be a no. Mine are in tap water and I don't use RO and they are coming along really nicely. Your best bet may be a breeder as you can check what parameters etc they are keeping them 👍 2: in a 7 gallon I woulnt go more than 2 but bigger is always better as far as tanks. Thanks for watching 😁
@@JonsRainforestRoom you should not have any in a 7 gallon tank and John has to many in the 20. A pair in 20 long with some chili rasbos would be good. You could get some crossband chocolates which are smaller and keep a school of 5-7 in a 20 gallon and with some extra small schooling fish and that would be a nice set up.
That pH is too High yes. I can guarantee you that they'll get sick and die. What Jon Said about Captive bred chocs being Able to be Kept on tap is false. They have close to no immune system which mean they'll drop like flies if theyre Kept in water capable of supporting microbial life
They took a while to settle in and I did lose a couple. But one was stunted. But now they are settled they are doing really well and are taking pellet and flake food. Really happy with them 👍
Ahhh that's annoying. What about using RO? They are a lot more diverse these days. I have seen breeers raise them in tap water but maybe not wild caught 👍
@@JonsRainforestRoom Too much commitment with the RO so i just chose fish that would thrive in the water I have. I keep a 280 Biotope (Asian themed) and i think these gouramis would look amazing in one. Im anti 'crystal clear' water, lol! Bring on the leaf decaying and tinted water :)
Cheers from my fish room in Chicago! I'm researching these fish for my next project. Them or Licorice Gouramis or both. Please visit my fishroom and let's grow our together.
High quality soft water only, RO or clean rain water. Keep them warm. If you do not meet these water rquirements they WILL die before their time. I have never had a problem getting them to take flake, mostly feed live or frozen worms and dhapnia. a few micro rasboras make the perfect tank mates.
Mentioned Indonesia, Sumatera, "Malaya" (it's Malaysia) but pointed out the map 5:02 at India 🤣 To be more specific it's southeast asia. I got a lot of these at my peat swamp backyard pond 😊
One of those fish that as nice as they look.. I suspect seeing them in person is the only way to fully appreciate their beauty..... I hope they do well for you.
I don't understand?? I have chocolate gouramis and they live in black water ph 4.5 gh and kh at 0. Your water is much too clear, you don't have the right parameters
