Feeding my licorice gourami

**andrewtyr** · 8th Sep 2006, 20:56

Not sure what paros is that at c328 but I immediately swoop one. Now thinking how to get it feed

**Justikanz** · 8th Sep 2006, 23:31

Buying fish on impulse without prior research should never be encouraged...

Most paros would require live food, unfortunately... Try starting with bloodworms and brineshrimp and see if it can change its appetite to frozen food and then slowly dried stuff... But I doubt they will take dried stuff...

**andrewtyr** · 8th Sep 2006, 23:41

luckily my tank is matured and heavily planted, got water fleas around. But I think I will be getting some daphnia once in a while. Anyone knows what daphina feeds on? Need to get them alive on a longer basis.

**Justikanz** · 8th Sep 2006, 23:46

Daphnia feeds on free (swimming) algae cells, the same that causes green water... and anything that size... Thus, established tanks with low fish population can support daphnia growth...

**andrewtyr** · 8th Sep 2006, 23:52

but the only algae I have is spot and hair algae. will that do? I don't usually see fleas hopping around in the moss, it only happens with lights are on suddenly

**leeruisheng** · 8th Sep 2006, 23:55

Hey andrewtyr,

I think I saw you catching a piece of paro earlier on. I was wearing a white cap if you can recollect. Anyway what you got looks like anjungan, though its label allani. can check out this link. http://www.rva.jp/labyrinth/pros_anjun.htm

Cheers

**andrewtyr** · 9th Sep 2006, 00:03

Hi Ruisheng,

I think I can remember, it was about 6pm-something. The fellow is in the tank already, colouring up. I have been looking to try some wild fish, then this paros came up. Very nice, I like the gourami movement. Doesn't really matter what specimen at this moment.

btw, Justikanz, you may wanna shift this to Chat.

**Justikanz** · 9th Sep 2006, 00:07

Sorry, you got the wrong moderator for that job...

**leeruisheng** · 9th Sep 2006, 00:08

These are indeed small beauties. Used to keep different species of them. Initially rejected frozen blood worms and took bbs only. But why get only one?

**andrewtyr** · 9th Sep 2006, 00:13

heh, I only had $5 in my wallet at that time. I still don' know much about handling wild labyrinth fishes, so tend to err on the safer side of things. Now have to get live food for it, very inconvenient.

**ecoculturesg** · 9th Sep 2006, 03:02

Well if you have decided to keep this tiny gems the best for them is live food in order to see them in its optimum condition or even breeding them. They don't take dried food readily.

And i think it should be P.anjunganensis.. don't think so it is P.allani.. Have not seen them in the market.

**leeruisheng** · 9th Sep 2006, 09:49

Paros have small mouth. Thus when I fed them frozen blood worms thats too long or huge, they could only chew half way and then spit out. So decided to cut it up in tiny pieces for easier consumption and it works fine for me. From observation, to really know if they consume blood worms instead of spitting out, you will see streams of faint blood clouds after chewing. If they are chewing and chewing but no visual blood cloudiness, they will soon spit it out. Just my observation. Live bbs just as treat cause too troublesome to frequent lfs. Otherwise hatch by yourself.

**Jungle-mania** · 9th Sep 2006, 22:07

live daphnias are the best for them, but I have used frozen ones too. But I try my best to give them live when possible.

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