Going To Get Some New Girls

by **Nath J** Wed 15 Jul 2009 - 16:50

Just rang the LFS and they have had their delivery of females in :D the better thing is that they are only £1.95 as well. they are only to increase numbers so that the dominance is spread over a larger number. so i'm going to go get some as soon as my dad gets home from work Smile

I'll keep ya posted :D

by **Netty** Wed 15 Jul 2009 - 16:54

That's a great price....hope you get all girls :lol!:

by **Nath J** Wed 15 Jul 2009 - 17:02

Yeahh i have 3 at the mo which are getting on supprisinlgy well but the tank is 3ft. how many would you suggest to add. btw the tank is stocked with community fish aswell

by **Etcetera** Wed 15 Jul 2009 - 17:35

How many gallons does the tank hold and what other fish do you have in there? It's good to keep little schooling fish with girls because they become sort of a distraction, lol. Six is a good number if it doesn't overstock your tank, but the more the merrier, generally. New girls will upset the order in your tank, so be careful how you introduce them. It's a good idea to completely rearrange the decor in the tank before you put them in so that the pre-existing territories get broken up. Maybe throw a bit of food in there to distract them.

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Wed 15 Jul 2009 - 17:39

Agree with Etcetera :D Also, you can remove the girls you have already while you are rearranging thigs. Keep them out somewhere warm for an hour, then put the new girls in, followed by the originals thumbup

by **Nath J** Wed 15 Jul 2009 - 17:44

Okay i have neons and glowlights and platy's and guppies + few gouramis. the only thing the existing girls seem to use is the floating plants i have soo might remove that and them, then add the new ones. i may get a teners worth so 5 new ones or do you think that will upset them a bit too much??
Thanks for the help :D

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Wed 15 Jul 2009 - 17:51

You can but try Nath thumbup

I would imagine the new girls at the lfs have been kept together, so that will help :D Make sure you spend ages watching them when you go to get them. You'll be able to see the dominant ones, which you can avoid.

by **Nath J** Wed 15 Jul 2009 - 18:13

Yeahh and also potential males Mad

by **Nath J** Wed 15 Jul 2009 - 19:55

Got them! only 3 though, they are not the greatest of colours but for the price i dont mind. wasnt that impressed with the shop though had a few of the girls in with males. took your advice Van and stayed clear of any fiesty ones, espcially this one that was flaring at me :shock: ill get pics up soon :D

by **Nath J** Wed 15 Jul 2009 - 22:01

Put them all in the tank together. not that much aggression at the mo but the first female i bought of daz a wile ago has decided to take charge and is chasing all of them away from her patch. i think they all might be CT's which would be great :D

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Wed 15 Jul 2009 - 22:21

We found that its the squabbling for the lower positions that caused the most problems Evil or Very Mad

It may be a few days before they start vying for positions, maybe a week or so.

by **Nath J** Wed 15 Jul 2009 - 22:41

Yeahh im gonna have to keep a look out

by **Etcetera** Wed 15 Jul 2009 - 23:00

Gouramis, huh.. Surprised

Putting different species of anabantids together isn't usually recommended, but I guess if it works, it works. D: Gouramis can be aggressive/nippy and territorial also, not typically the best combination. Might wanna keep an eye on those too. Good luck!

by **Nath J** Wed 15 Jul 2009 - 23:13

Ohh really didnt no that. well my pair of dwarfs and one honey are very plasid and i havent seen an ounce of aggression between the 3 of them. but yeahh i iwll keep a look out thanks :D

by **pippoodle** Mon 20 Jul 2009 - 23:14

i've had female bettas in with dwarf , honey and red robin gouramis for a couple of months and have had no problems so far
added some new girlies and still no probs

but i suppose it depends on the size of the tank

they are in a rio 300 also with GBR rams , cockatoo apistos , corys , plecs , harlequins , rice fish , guppys shrimp and snails

I have an area of dense floating plants in one corner secured by a cucumber clip and the girls spend a lot of time lying aroung in there

but when they do come out and about all seems well - i suppose it depends on the actual fish

I found increasing water flow to prevent male gouramis building nests also helps curb their aggression

by **Nath J** Mon 20 Jul 2009 - 23:15

Yeahh the water flow in my community is hidh to prevent that sort of thing :D

by **pippoodle** Mon 20 Jul 2009 - 23:22

thats great hun thats why your behave aswell
I take my honey gouramis out when i see him trying to make a nest and then breed them in a seperate tank
on second lot of fry now
sold 1st lot off had 25 reach maturity , hoping for at least that this time
Smile

by **Nath J** Mon 20 Jul 2009 - 23:27

Only have the one honey at the mo but have a pair of dwarfs. have about 20 betta fry though about month and a bit old :D

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