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                        <title>B. coccina male or female?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Saturday I bought what I believed to be a male and female Betta coccina, however, while the &quot;female&quot; is striped and has shorter fins, she&#039;s aggressive towards the male, and has blu...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Saturday I bought what I believed to be a male and female Betta coccina, however, while the &quot;female&quot; is striped and has shorter fins, she's aggressive towards the male, and has blue coloration on the side.
Is she really a female, or is it a male? I'm confused to the point that I've even thought it might not be a B. coccina...

Here is a short video I made, not very clear but hopefully clear enough. 
<a class="postlink" href="https://youtu.be/v0RTvi5kbFs">https://youtu.be/v0RTvi5kbFs</a>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Trichopsis vittatus (Croaking gourami)</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 20:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I brought a nice although dull looking pair back from my last trip. I put them in my community tank but heard them croak a few weeks ago. So, after the experience with my dwarf croakers I th...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I brought a nice although dull looking pair back from my last trip. I put them in my community tank but heard them croak a few weeks ago. So, after the experience with my dwarf croakers I thought it was time to give them a space of their own.

According to some hobbyists this didn't mean anything as the croakers use this as a means of communication and not to let the other sex know they are ready to mate. Plus, they told me 'nothing would happen until Spring as now was not the time for spawning croaking gouramis'.

Anyway, they were in their tank with some pygmy cories as dither fish as they are incredibly shy. I took the cories out after they seemed to be more used to their space and I saw them regularly and they seemed to have taken up residence on the left hand side of the tank close to a piece of driftwood. The male even disappeared into it now and then as one end is like the base of a trunk and hollow.

Last week, the male didn't show up for dinner. I wasn't too worried because he always has been the shiest and he would often only come after the female finished eating. I got more worried as this happened several days in a row and I could not see him anywhere in the tank.

Then on Thursday I decided that I wanted to know what was going on and I basically took the tank apart; got the driftwood out and went systematically through the whole tank with a net. I only found the female and concluded that the male somehow jumped out and that I would do better in buying another male as they happened to be available in one of the local stores.

Last night when I was watching my fish sitting quietly and relaxed on my little stool (I have a fish CLOSET!) and suddenly I almost fell off; I couldn't believe my eyes but a minuscule fry was swimming in that tank! I looked again and I saw another one, and another one. I counted up to 5 very, very small fry.

Panic in the house; 8 pm on a Saturday evening and no appropriate food aka infusoria. No yolksac and so tiny and thin that you would expect them to drop dead any moment. A friend was willing to come out from the other end of the island to bring me java moss as this tank has plants but only some fern and crypts. However, his offer brought me to my senses and I picked out a hand full of moss from my shrimp tank.

Still no sign of the male though.... At a certain moment, I did see the female charging at a female kuehnei betta next door so I thought: 'great! she is taking over care for the fry from the male'. 

Just to be sure, I had also put in some 100 - 200 micron sized golden pearls and the idea was to buy Hikari first bites today as these are the only infusoria type fry food I know for sale. I had also written to some Asian fish hobbyists and their answer this morning reassured me. They don't feed the vittatus fry for 3 days and then go immediately to bbs!

I was basically out the whole day and eager to see this evening whether there were still some fry alive. It was then that I witnessed a great event. I had satisfactorily noticed that I still had at least 3 fry and maybe it was just imagination but I had the impression that they were somewhat bigger. And as I was telling myself, maybe I didn't see more as they could be hidden in the java moss. Suddenly I noticed the male approaching the front of the tank! I looked closely at him and thought his mouth looked a bit different than normally. I also noticed that some fins were torn so I blamed it on a rough spawning. He swam under the java moss, opened his mouth and spat out a bunch of fry! Amazing! He had been carrying them over from the nest I presume to that place! Btw: I still don't know where the nest is/was....

I also noticed that from a dull colour, his fins now had a greenish/blueish shine on them, similar to my dwarf sparklers and that the anal fin had a line of dots. The female though has a reddish shine on her fins. 

Interestingly enough, I had read several articles on sexing vittatus and the only distinction between mature males and females is that males have extensions to their anal fins. Many times though suppressed and late maturing males seem to look like a female and it was suggested in one article that males were the ones with a reddish hue on their fins. 

Now if you look at pictures from the croaking gourami in internet you will find that most of the males don't have these dots. However, I did find a few pictures of this type and a fellow country man had described in a Dutch forum how he had found this fish on Koh Samui, an island in the south of Thailand. Unfortunately a very similar fish is also found in Johor state in Malaysia (close to the border with Sinagapore) whereas vittatus found in east Malaysia and Penang are considerably different, not to speak about the Vietnamese vittatus that even has a different body shape!

So there are different regional varieties of this species and some males have indeed reddish fins. As these are aquarium trade fish it might well be too that I have a reddish type female and a blueish type male with dots. Hopefully I will be able to raise some fry from them to see how these turn out.

The only decent picture I currently have is from when the female charged at the betta.

<a class="go2wpf-bbcode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://flic&#046;kr/p/BmLnfU"><img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src="https://farm6&#046;staticflickr&#046;com/5718/23207473236_38f6f2a472_c&#046;jpg"></a><a class="go2wpf-bbcode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://flic&#046;kr/p/BmLnfU">DSC04467</a> by <a class="go2wpf-bbcode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www&#046;flickr&#046;com/photos/92593950@N07/">Biulu</a>, on Flickr]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Opercularis spechti (black paradise fish)</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 05:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Today I obtained several juveniles of above mentioned fish. Does anybody have experience with it and can give me some information?]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Today I obtained several juveniles of above mentioned fish. Does anybody have experience with it and can give me some information?]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Another hello from the other side of the pond</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hello, I found this forum thanks to Armin (IGL member) during a recent visit to the Netherlands. I am based in Montreal, Canada and have been interested in Anabantoids for several years now....]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello, I found this forum thanks to Armin (IGL member) during a recent visit to the Netherlands. I am based in Montreal, Canada and have been interested in Anabantoids for several years now. Unfortunately I seem to be somewhat alone in Canada as there very few species available. 

We rely upon imports from the States, Europe or the East (yes, the dreaded fish farms!) to get species that are not so common. As I travel regularly for work and family visits, I have more possibilities in this area.

I am currently keeping:
T. pumila
T. vittatus
B. splendens plakat
B. kuehnei
B. mahachaiensis
Trichogaster labiosa (formerly known as Colisa labiosa)

I am looking forward to learning more from fellow enthusiasts. As I speak German reasonably well, you might find me also on the German speaking fora.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>... the wild side of Italy ...</title>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 02:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hello to all

my name is Massimo Tavazzi,  I write from Italy.
I am a member of AIB  -Italian Association Betta - and  currently with role of project manager on various species of wild form ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello to all

my name is Massimo Tavazzi,  I write from Italy.
I am a member of AIB  -Italian Association Betta - and  currently with role of project manager on various species of wild form &quot;anabantoids&quot; held in association.
I therefore take this opportunity to introduce myself to all of you, I am convinced that a good exchange of  breeding information  can lead to spread these beautiful fish among enthusiasts.
I also believe that the possibility of exchange of young specimens between our organizations can simplify the spread, avoiding commercial channels.

Also take advantage of the space to invite you to the next event AIB Bettafestival   the 17th and 18th October during  Petfestival show in Piacenza fair.

thanks

Massimo]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>LABYRINTH FISH WORLD</title>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Are there plans to publish an English language edition of LABYRINTH FISH WORLD?]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Are there plans to publish an English language edition of LABYRINTH FISH WORLD?]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Darios</title>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Since I&#039;ve been advised that my 54 liter aquarium is too small for Trichogaster Lalius, I&#039;m wondering if it is a suitable size for Dario Dario. The tank measurements are 42 x 40 x 44,5 cm (l...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Since I've been advised that my 54 liter aquarium is too small for Trichogaster Lalius, I'm wondering if it is a suitable size for Dario Dario. The tank measurements are 42 x 40 x 44,5 cm (length x width x height). If it is a good size, how many can I keep in it  (male and female) and could there be any tank mates?

Cheers,
Jonette]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Trichogaster Lalius</title>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I need advice about keeping these fish. My Dutch aquarium forum scolded me when I told them I kept a breeding pair in a 54 liter aquarium years ago. They informed me of the name change from ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I need advice about keeping these fish. My Dutch aquarium forum scolded me when I told them I kept a breeding pair in a 54 liter aquarium years ago. They informed me of the name change from Colisa Lalia to Trichogaster Lalius and told me a breeding pair should have a minimum aquarium of 60x30x30 (cm) and preferably larger, at least 20 gallon (75,7 liter)!

But then I read in a past issue of Der Makropode how the commercially bred fish are twice the size of the wild-caught ones! I prefer anyway to get wild ones, if I can find a seller in Holland.

Please advise me as to recommended aquarium size and number of inhabitants (males/females and possible tank mates). I would like to use my 54 liter aquarium, all though I have a 110 liter aquarium that is also being set up. (I have other plans for that, but plans can be changed.) It is not really important to me if the fish breed or not. 

Depending on the advice I receive, I will probably have more questions. <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt=":grins:" title="grins" />]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Hello from the Netherlands</title>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hi. I&#039;m so glad to have found this forum, as it appears the Dutch site no longer is active.

I&#039;m Jonette and live in Holland. I&#039;m just picking up my aquarium hobby again after many years and...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi. I'm so glad to have found this forum, as it appears the Dutch site no longer is active.

I'm Jonette and live in Holland. I'm just picking up my aquarium hobby again after many years and am very interested in labyrinth fish. I have already learned a great deal by reading your online back issues (in English) of Der Macropode. Why aren't there more recent editions available in English? I can only read English and Dutch.

Any other members living in Holland are welcome to contact me, as I'm interested in resources for labyrinth fish in my country. (Does this board have the possibility to send private messages?)]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>hi from italy</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2014 16:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[hi,my name is matteo,from italy,I&#039;m happy to have discovered this forum,i breed a couple of plakat from petshop,but i&#039;m looking for imbellis(i&#039;m really lovers of splendens complex,mahachaien...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[hi,my name is matteo,from italy,I'm happy to have discovered this forum,i breed a couple of plakat from petshop,but i'm looking for imbellis(i'm really lovers of splendens complex,mahachaiensis,smaragdina,imbellis...)I hope to meet other people who love these fantastic fish... <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_thumleft.gif" alt=":cool:" title="cool" /> 
p.s. sorry for my bad english <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="schäm" />]]></content:encoded>
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