Anybody bred or attempt to breed the Osphronemus genus?
I'm reading "they reach maturity and are able to breed at about 6 months of age, at a length of about 4 3/4 inches (12 cm)." ( http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/anabantoids/GiantGourami.php http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/anabantoids/GiantRedTailGourami.php )
Finding this hard to believe since they "can get as large as 2 1/3 feet (70 cm)." This would mean that they can breed when smaller than one-fifth fully grown size.
I've never bred them but have bred many Anabantoids. Gourami one-fith fully grown size are considered still juveniles and in most cases males and females are still indistinguishable from each other.
Would be nice though, if they could be bred at such young an age and small a size. Could make them more manageable, and lead to smaller quantities of fry as well.
I'm reading "they reach maturity and are able to breed at about 6 months of age, at a length of about 4 3/4 inches (12 cm)." ( http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/anabantoids/GiantGourami.php http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/anabantoids/GiantRedTailGourami.php )
Finding this hard to believe since they "can get as large as 2 1/3 feet (70 cm)." This would mean that they can breed when smaller than one-fifth fully grown size.
I've never bred them but have bred many Anabantoids. Gourami one-fith fully grown size are considered still juveniles and in most cases males and females are still indistinguishable from each other.
Would be nice though, if they could be bred at such young an age and small a size. Could make them more manageable, and lead to smaller quantities of fry as well.