A beautiful fish of gold gourami in nature lives in the rich vegetative water bodies (swamps, lakes) of the island of Sumatra. It refers to the labyrinthine species, that is, it can breathe dissolved oxygen in the water and atmospheric. To do this, they swim to the surface and swallow air with the help of a special organ.
Golden Gourami Description
At the aquarium gold gourami an elongated body, compressed at the sides. Mouth small and slightly elongated upward. On the head are large eyes. Dorsal fin short, rounded, anal - long, ventral, threadlike, slightly elongated, pets used to "feel" the surrounding world. Fish is sometimes called honey. Its name was due to the yellow color with an orange tint. The color of the body is honey gourmet gold, dark blue specks are scattered throughout the body and fins. The male is brighter and has more females, individuals can reach 15 cm.
Golden gourami - content
Aquarium gourami - one of the most unassuming fishes, contain and breed them easily. These hardy individuals are well suited for beginners. The life of a fish in a favorable environment is 4-6 years. Freshwater honey gourami - content:
- suitable for a low aquarium with a water level of at least 35-40 cm, bright lighting and a lot of vegetation;
- the volume of the vessel for 4 fish - about a hundred liters;
- Floating greens can be used, but it should not completely cover the water mirror;
- in the vessel you can place snags , this will bring the habitat of fish closer to the natural one;
- decorate and plant a pond so that individuals can find shelter from each other, that is tightly;
- fishes can breathe atmospheric air, so the lid of the vessel does not close tightly - so that oxygen can enter;
- the ground can be used any, the gold color is more advantageous on a dark background.
Golden Gourami Fish - Care
In nature, fishes live in stagnant water, marshy and rich in plants. To live in an aquarium, they need conditions that are close to natural:
- the medium temperature for these labyrinths is within 23-26 ° C, the stiffness is up to 16 degrees, the pH is 6-7;
- The water temperature should be closer to room temperature. Gurami gold - aquarium fish with a labyrinth organ, with strong temperature fluctuations in them, it can get off;
- must necessarily be filtered - not too strong, so that there is no flow. A golden gum loves a quiet environment;
- Change of water - once a week for 15-20% of the volume.
Golden gurami - feeding
The fish is omnivorous, it can eat all the food - frozen, live, artificial. Honey gourami - competent content in terms of nutrition (the diet should be varied and balanced):
- bloodworm;
- daphnia;
- tube maker;
- scraped meat and fish;
- oat flakes;
- processed cheese and cottage cheese.
It is important that the food is shallow - the pets have a small mouth, and they can not eat large-grain food. Fish have a feature - they feed on snails with coils and fizzy. Hungry individuals can save the aquarium from bored mollusks. Gourami are prone to overeating, so they can not be fed, it's better if they starve. Individuals can last a week without food and will not suffer.
Honey gourami - breeding
A good ratio of the number of fish in the aquarium for breeding is one male and two or three females. Reproduction requires a 40-liter spawning site and a water level of no more than 20 cm. One part is densely planted with moss and plants - it serves as a refuge for the female. A feature of gold gurus during reproduction is that the future father himself constructs a nest of air bubbles. Then the female lays caviar there, she mows up to 2000 grains. After the spawning is completed, it is planted.
The male remains in the aquarium, guards the caviar, corrects the nest. After a day, larvae peck out of the eggs. The male takes care of them until they turn into fry and begin to swim. At this point, the second adult is removed from spawning, otherwise it can be eaten by young animals. Initially, the fry is saturated with infusoria, micro-cherry, until they grow up and eat regular food. Sexual maturity of fish is reached at the age of 1 year.
Golden gourami - compatibility
Aquarium fish gourami honey peaceful, a little shy. If they feel danger, they hide in dense thickets of plants. In the neighborhood of the gouramas, the same peaceful individuals, similar in size:
- neons;
- minors;
- apistograms;
- swordsmen;
- tetra;
- zebrafish;
- scalars;
- soma: corridors, ancistrus;
- iris.
Excludes predatory cichlids (labiodochromis, pseudotrofeuses, parrots), goldfish, males, barbs and all viviparous. Some males with gurus can behave aggressively among themselves. Male individuals are peaceful to neighbors, but they have interspecific disagreements, during which they determine hierarchical roles or protect the territory. The fight between males can be dangerous for their health. Compatibility between them is possible, if for one male in the aquarium there are 3 females. Then all residents will remain unharmed and happy.
Golden gourami - disease
Such individuals quickly adapt to all kinds of habitat conditions. But honey honey gourami are also prone to disease. Often they arise due to incorrect conditions of detention:
- overfeeding can lead to obesity - then reduce the amount of feed;
- the lack of oxygen causes asphyxiation - it is necessary to change the conditions of detention;
- diseases caused by parasites - hexamytosis, chylodonellosis. At the same time, fish show anxiety, rub against objects, lose weight, darken. An intervention is necessary, otherwise mass death will begin. Pisces is planted in a vessel with clean water and with preparations of metronidazole or erythrocyline;
- fin fin rotates and deforms the fins. Treat baths with a green or bicillin in another vessel;
- lymphocytosis, in which the fish looks as if sprinkled with a manga. It is advisable to put it in another aquarium, it will get sick and itself develop immunity.