Aquarium fishes of a gurama – some of the most popular among manufacturers and owners of fishes. Gurami are very unpretentious, are not aggressive and at the same time are beautiful. The coloring of a gurama can be the most various - from marble and pearl to violet, and at some fishes the color changes depending on their mood. It is very interesting to watch gura therefore the beginning aquarians, including children prefer to take them. However many owners and the beginning manufacturers ask a question: how to distinguish a sex of small fishes, especially during their reproduction?
Instruction
1. Consider that it is better to define a gurama sex when to small fishes several months. To understand which of whitebaits a samochka and who the male, will not be able even the experienced aquarian. Therefore wait when fishes reach puberty (from 6 to 14 months) and take the general advice for manufacturers to define a sex correctly.
2. Pay attention to appearance of yours of a gurama. If the back fin of fish pointed and long, reaches almost a tail, so before you a gurami-male. If the fin short and rounded off, is sign of a samochka.
3. It is considered that males of a gurama are larger, than females. However this distinctive sign comes into force only after fishes are more than six months old as during growth first samochka can overtake males in sizes.
4. Before spawning make out a gurama color. The paunch of a male gains bright orange or bright red color. If the red strip is gura pearl, on his paunch. Fishes of a honey type along with red color during the marriage period can have a small blackout on a paunch. But also in usual time the males look brighter and motley in comparison with samochka.
5. If independently it is impossible to define a sex of small fishes, take advice of experienced manufacturers. Carry guram in pet-shop and ask the seller to help to understand. Or photograph fishes and post the photo at one of numerous forums for fans – aquarians. You will be helped for certain. Consider that it is very important to define a sex during spawning of fishes that guram could breed freely. Before pairing of heterosexual individuals it is better to keep some time in various aquariums or banks with water.