giant gourami

[solar-ton]

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common name-giant gourami

scientific name-osphronemus goramy

native geographical area-china,eastern india,and maylasia.

native habitat-swamps and lakes with poor water.

maximum size- 30 inches(62 cm)

minmum aquarium size-100 gallons(400 lieters)

natrual and captive diet-earthworms,meal worms,bloodworm,blackworms etc.,flakes,pellets,alge waffers,tablets,shrimp,whole co.ckel,clams,squid,oatmeal,raw vegetibles,fruit and squash.giant gouramis should not be fed live fish as they are very succeptible to HITH(Hole In The Head)diesease.live fish such as goldfish,are a BAD staple diet and should not be fed any protien as a staple diet as it cause HITH(Hole In The Head)diesease goldfish have an enzyeme called thaiaminese in their systems that removes vitamin B from the fishes system.goldfish are also not a good source of vitamins; A,C,E,D,K,or any other vitamins or,minerals.

tank zone-all levels mostly at the top begging for food or breathing air.

compatibility-giant gouramis should be kept with fish of at least 12"(20 cm) or they may accedentally eat them by mistaking them for a piece of food,to them it may look like a pellet or an earthworm.THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT FISH ARE GOURAMI FOOD.otherwise they are very peaceful fish.

hardness range-2-35 dGH. optimal hardness- 12 dGH.

ph range-6.0-8.5 optimal ph- 7.4

temperature range-65-86F optimal temperature-79F

seasonal changes-not critical for spawning

hardiness and lifespan-can live 15+ years if condidions are right.giant gouramis need about 2 large filters because of the amount of food they require and the amount of waste.a likeley choice would be a 100 gallon or more such as an emperor 400 or fluval 404.

physical description-blue or black with a lace like body pattern. when they are juviniles they look like chocolate gouramis,and have a pointed nose.when they get bigger it will become more rounded.

activity peak-diurnal

spawning notes-sexing is easy,males have pointed dorsal fins and females are rounded.giant gouramis need a tank of at least 300 gallons to breed as they get so huge.the male builds a bubblenest by using plants to weave into it.the female will lay up to 20,000 eggs and the male will pick them up and spit them into the nest.the fry will hatch in 24-36 hours feeding off their youlk sacks then they will stay in the nest for 2 weeks after that they should be feed newly hatched brine shrimp,infusoria,and cyclops.

other notes-giant gouramis like a well planted aquarium with a place in the middle to swim.there are also albino giant gouramis,red finned gouramis and black giant gouramis.READ THIS:there are also false giant gouramis wich are blue and red in color they only get 4" not 30".

[solar-ton]

how does it look guys?give me a comment or soemthing pleese.

[cucci67]

Looks nice, nice pics. I like gouramis too, used to have a pearl, juvi snakeskin, and dwarf in a 29 gallon, don't have room for a 100 gallon tank. I like your profile, its very informative.

[Damon]

Honestly? It looks copied from so many other sites.

[fishfreaks]

Originally Posted by Simpte

Honestly? It looks copied from so many other sites.

hey simpte can you check out the e-cat profile? i had a few ?'s i guess TOS didnt get around to it. maybe you can anwser them for me?

[solar-ton]

i didnt compose them from other sites but i did forget to mention cucci the giant gouramis you have a false giants they only get 4"

[TheOldSalt]

The info text should be in basic black, while the headers are in color. That's the point of having color headers--> it helps you tell them apart from the info text. Otherwise it all just runs together like it does in this profile

[solar-ton]

there fixed.simpte,why did you say that itr looks like its copied from other sites?what do you think a 13-year-old doesnt have enough knoweldge do write a giant gourami so he copies it from other sites?is that it cause its very offensive.

[Damon]

It has nothing to do with age. From the post, it looks like every other site. No personal experience with the fish in question. It has no personality. When people look for a good profile they want, personal experience with said fish. You go on into what a GOLDFISH has and doesn't have. The profile is about giant gouramis. Compatibility is lacking. From what you stated, I could keep this fish with an arrowana or dovii or red devil. I doubt this is the case. Hardiness and lifespan is cloudy. What does 2 large filters mean? Why cant I use a sump? Grammar is lacking also as well as punctuation. I will leave it at that.

[Lydia]

I'm sure simpte wasn't trying to offend you, solar-ton. He was jsut giving you his honest opinion, and, I'm not trying to be rude, but I have to agree with him.

[TheOldSalt]

I have to ask about these pictures; are they safe to use?

[solar-ton]

do you guys have any?

[AshleytheGreat]

TheOldSalt: I think the pics would be safe to use. If you had a reference and aren't using them in any way to make money...maybe?


And I agree with Simpte..in all of what was said.


Ive seen those giant gourmies before. I think their one of the uglyist fish ive ever seen....but i guess thats just an opinion.

[Jonno]

Its a gd profile, the picture should be fine if you give a reference from where you got it from but well done anyway i might do one soon when i get the time!!

- Jonno

[solar-ton]

now when you say that it looks like i copied it do ya mean it looks professional or that im an idiot?cause i did massive amounts of research and put it into my own words kinda.

[Damon]

I'm saying the info you input is the same (which isn't the problem in itself), but it lacks real experience. What do you keep these fish with and why? Have you bred them and what were the water parameters? Most fish have a trigger that induces spawning. What is theirs? For instance, every site says discus breed at a ph of 5.7-6.5. I believe fishdoc has kept them in water as high as 8.0 with results.

How do you condition the pair to spawn? What are signs the female and male are willing to spawn? Is there a special setup for them? Do they spawn in community tanks?
I know how gouramis breed because I breed bettas. There is no mention of removing the female after spawning and leaving the male to raise the fry until freeswimming. Are they agressive towards each other. It freaks a lot of first time betta spawners to see the male attack the female.

The profile is a good start (grammar still needs to be corrected) but it needs more "meat" to it.

[Fishfirst]

I would have to agree. Its not that the info is bad or anything like that... its that its lacking that extra something that makes a profile worth reading over every other profile out there.

[Damon]

Right. When I read the profile, I don't feel like you have kept this fish. Thats what I'm looking for. Real experience beats all. With the exception of grammar (which I believe you changed), and the coloring it was well written. I'm just looking (And I believe we all are) are looking for "the extra mile". You think I'm bad, you should have seen my my college lit teachers! lol

[solar-ton]

lol ive just been too lazy to fix it im so tired

[2complicated]

i live in malaysia!! and those fish are very hardy easy to take care of. they eat almost anything