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Hi,
Some new pics.
This first one is a puzzle. I bought them (I have 2) think they were croaking gourami, but after doing some searching, actually think they might be wild Betta Picta.They were caught locally here in Java.If anyone has a positive id be glad to know

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Next up, Hillstream Loach. Always working on the glass but to be honest not making much of a dent , still need the trusty magntic algae scraper

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Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.

Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.

Female Sunset Thick Lipped Gourami.

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Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.

Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.

Female Betta on the prowl for snailsHardly ever see snails since I got 2 females.

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Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.

Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.

Lastly one of the Indian Banded Gourami showing the gloriuos color on his fins.

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Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.

Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.

Very nice, I still want that Indian Banded Gourami

How many different types of gouramis do you have?

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Bernard

You tank and fish always look healthy. Your photography is showing all the fine details of the fish. Again well done.

Keith

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Thanks Keith. I prefer to use just the tank lights and the macro function when protographing the fish. I find that using the flash gives an unnatural "deer caught in the headlights" kind of look to the fish. The only problem with this method is having to wait for a good shot. The fish needs to be close to the glass and not moving too much. Photographing a sharp image of a fast moving fish is practically impossible without a flash.

Theresa,
I have a bit of a Noahs Ark when it somes to Gourami.
1 Female Two Spot. My first gourami and one of my oldest fish. Got her when I had my original tank. While Blues are my least favourite Gourami, this one is by the far the most beautiful blue I've seen. Perfect color and markingings.
1 Male Dwarf. An absolute character and probably my favourite fish. Very peaceful and active, not at all shy or timid. The only thing that that upsets him is the magnetic algae scaper which he attacks ferociously when I'm cleaning the glass. He is so keen to get food before the others that he leaps out of the water to snatch food from my hand, sometimes with dire consequences. Once he leapt clear out of the tank onto the floor! A drop of 5 feet which would be the equivilant of a 20 storey drop for us. I though he was a goner but when I scopped him up and put him back in the tank he staggered about for a bit and then went back to his normal dumb behaviour. Since then he still tryies to grab the food from my hand before I drop it in. If I sit near the tank he spits a fountain of water at me as a reminder that it's dinner time. Put a net into the water and he'l swim straight in and sit there as if to say "we going for a ride?".
1 Female Sunset Thick Lipped. Very active, always poking about. The most unshy fish I've ever had. She was eating out of my hand 5 minutes after being put in the tank. If I put my hand in water she immediately wraps hersif around my fingers. A real charmer.
1 Male Indian Banded. Took him a long time to settle into the tank. Much longer then any other fish I've ever had.He spent the first 2 days thrashing about wildly, to the point were I contemplated removing him. He finally settled down, but would hide a lot and scare easily. It took about a month for him to get totally comfortable. Now he'll he's not bothered by my prescence and like all the fish will gladly eat from my hand. He still doesn't like sudden movements though.
2 Croaking Gourami. New additions. Fascinating. Not shy as such but raely seen. Spent most of their time "hunting" and never now where or when they are going to pop up.

Yep, I do like my Gouramies. Beautiful and interesting. They work well in a heavily planted tank like mine, as they are full of curiosity and always have somewhere to explore.I really want to have some Pearls but the blue seems to have a hatred of those particular Gourami and I had to take them out. Also next time I'd like to stock a bit differently and maybe have a small group of just one or two types of Gourami.I think a group of Thick Lipped would be a fascinating sight.

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Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.

Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.

I'm sorry, I know I've seen pictures, but what size tank are they in? That's such a nice mix, they really are interesting, beautiful fish. I love the comments on each, especially your dwarf. I had a male three-spot who was quite a character and accurately named 'Pig'

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The tank is an odd size and shape.It was hand made locally and ridiculously cheap. $90 included the wooden stand/storage unit and canopy. But it's a size and shape thats perfect for Gouramies. It's deep and wide rather then long. They are not the type, as you know, to go schooling and swim lenghts of the tank. So the extra width gives them more room to explore and poke and set up their own territories.The dimensions are, if I remember correctly 40"Lx24"Hx21W , this is about 70 us gals.

While I don't see any territoial behaviour as such, they do all seem to have their own favored areas. The 2 new Croaking Gouramies seem to have settled in very well and are now very active.They seem to prefer the low thick plants and I can see them playing in the thick bunches of Anubias and Java Fern.

Last edited by bensaf at 11-Oct-2004 21:08

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Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.

Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.