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    Dwarf Gourami (Colisa lalia)

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    Common rather fish. Anyone seen the female fish around? Or they are reproducing it without sex already?




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    sigh.... so common yet, so rare. The female of the species that is...

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    but your fish is a line bred variant, the wild ones have thin bars.
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    Even so, the female must exist right?

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    Last edited by Justikanz; 23rd Nov 2006 at 10:35. Reason: 'right' lah...

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    The Colisa lalia is a pretty fish, line bred or natural colouration... But they are extremely territorial... Females are plain silver... And probably that's the primary reason why they were never released for sale... And also, rumours have it that the farms do not want the hobbyists to start breeding this fish... Apparently, breeding them is easy work enough for the hobbyists to do so once they have the females.
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    Females Sold @ Xian Leng, Shah Alam

    There was one time in mid-2005 that I saw Xian Leng Aquarium (Shah Alam, Selangor) selling female dwarf gouramis. There were plenty of it in a 3 feet tank. If not mistaken, it was going for MYR1+ per piece.

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    Thanks for the info Alan. But Selangor is a bit far away.

    For me, what makes this hobby fun is that we can get a pair of fish and watch them go through their lifecycle of spawning and raising the fries. I think Betta, Apisto, Killies fanatics will attest to this.

    I know this fish is common and cheap and an in-bred variant. But it is no less stunning, colourful or interesting than the expensive, rare fishes. Maybe if this was a new species/variant discovered and selling for lots of $, people will not overlook it.

    I heard that the LFS in the western parts of the world sell these fishes as pairs. Can anyone confirm this?

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    For the common variant, plenty females sold here too. But can't find female for the totally blueish one.

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    I've bought the females before. Sometimes, it might help if you ask the LFS owner to help you order some. They pop out sporadically so grab them all when you can. What I heard is that they normally use the females to feed the arrowana.

    Nonetheless, it seems females do not live that long. But I have had the fortunate chance to see them breed. It's quite a lovely sight. Do try having some greenwater around. Apparently it's good for the fries. I never succeeded in raising any.

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    Side track a bit: Pearl Gourami is also beautiful. Easy to get a pair and get them in "actions"

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    dudes i asked the lfs near my place... he said he can get females
    If I were a fish, I'd BREED all Day!

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    Hey guys, i know this thread has been cold for a while, but i am still looking for female colisa lalia. If anyone here in Singapore knows where i can find them let me know!

    Thanks!
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    oh. I eventually found the female fish in a feeder supply shop in Lim Chu Kang (LCK). Comes in one big bag lots.

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    Last edited by Justikanz; 15th Jun 2007 at 14:58. Reason: LCK

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    cool, thanks a lot for that. now i'll have to get someone to drive me all the way there
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    I finally found some females and the male has already begun building a bubble nest! I went all the way to LCK and after going through a number of fish farms, most of them selling arowanas, i found one small farm with a number of females and other labyrinth fish.
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    Where did you manage to find it? Females are indeed a rarity!

    Cheers,
    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    I can't remember the name of the fish farm, but it was along Neo Tiew Road in Lim Chu Kang. But i also saw a lot of females last week end at Qian Hu in Choa Chui Kang (CCK). Those ones didnt look too healthy though.
    Last edited by Justikanz; 15th Jun 2007 at 14:59. Reason: CCk
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    I can confirm that I have just bought a pair of Dwarf Gouriami's in Suffolk, UK, they only sell them in pairs

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    There are tons of them at Sam's aquarium at loyang point.

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    Is this closer to the wild colouration?



    I thought this is one of the better specimens I see in LFS lately. The colours are vivid, the fins are full. Horny too!

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