I'm learning a lot about them. However, I hear very conflicting versions about aggression and I wonder if the more aggressive ones are crossed with bettas. I would like to keep them like 1 male and 2 females and maybe some other community fish (I was thinking of cherry barbs or Tateurndina ocellicauda). Furthermore, in Italy it is difficult to find colors like yours, they are duller.
Paradise fish , they are stronger colours than anything we currently have in Australia. At least from what I have seen for sale. Have you tried Lebanese cress as a plant filler? Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing this! Impressive focus for 3+ years on the species. They really deserve more love in the hobby nowadays. What do you feed fry before they’re large enough to take BBS?
I feed vinegar eels and first bites (pre-soaked and fed through a squirt bottle). I also use Dr. Bassleer biofood ground in a coffee grinder and pre-soaked. Presoaking and feeding liquid is key I think, works so well for me.
I outcross to outside males that have traits I want very often. I keep a core of females that carry my line traits and then breed in the outside males to one or two of them to see the results. Then breed these offspring back into my line or discard if I do not get the result I want. But I do this regularly whenever I find some trait I want - either body line or color. or finnage. check Global Macropodus - Paradise Fish - Breeders Guild 環球天堂鬥魚協會 on facebook, tks
@@taiaquatics thanks for responding, I got to find a seller in the US now with similar breed ethics as you lol. I don’t know how inbred these species are, all I know is that they are one of the oldest species in the fish hobby.
@@kenjiro2676 just start visiting local stores and picking fish with GOOD body lines. That is the most important starting point. Then slowly develop your colors from that.
Very cool! Looking into working with paradise fish. Subscribed to follow and learn more. Thank you for doing these videos.
Beautiful fish
I'm learning a lot about them. However, I hear very conflicting versions about aggression and I wonder if the more aggressive ones are crossed with bettas. I would like to keep them like 1 male and 2 females and maybe some other community fish (I was thinking of cherry barbs or Tateurndina ocellicauda). Furthermore, in Italy it is difficult to find colors like yours, they are duller.
paradise fish cannot be crossed with bettas
Paradise fish , they are stronger colours than anything we currently have in Australia. At least from what I have seen for sale. Have you tried Lebanese cress as a plant filler? Thanks for sharing.
do the reproductions take place in these community containers or are they separated by containers with only males and containers with only females?
First time with baby Ranchu and only a a few now parade fry. What is your help please
Do they need warm water for breeding and rearing the fry?
Thanks for sharing this! Impressive focus for 3+ years on the species. They really deserve more love in the hobby nowadays. What do you feed fry before they’re large enough to take BBS?
I feed vinegar eels and first bites (pre-soaked and fed through a squirt bottle). I also use Dr. Bassleer biofood ground in a coffee grinder and pre-soaked. Presoaking and feeding liquid is key I think, works so well for me.
@@taiaquatics look up the northern studfish it's the republican rival to the paradise fish
Hi, how do you know you have male and female ? they re all so colored ?
I have a question. Your paradise fish seem to have frayed fins at the tips. To be honest, so do mine. Is this normal or is this early finrot?
what size tank should one paradise fish have? I've mostly heard 20 gal for one but wondering about 10 gallon. Thanks!
How often do you outcross to bring back genetic diversity?
I outcross to outside males that have traits I want very often. I keep a core of females that carry my line traits and then breed in the outside males to one or two of them to see the results. Then breed these offspring back into my line or discard if I do not get the result I want. But I do this regularly whenever I find some trait I want - either body line or color. or finnage. check Global Macropodus - Paradise Fish - Breeders Guild 環球天堂鬥魚協會 on facebook, tks
@@taiaquatics thanks for responding, I got to find a seller in the US now with similar breed ethics as you lol. I don’t know how inbred these species are, all I know is that they are one of the oldest species in the fish hobby.
@@kenjiro2676 just start visiting local stores and picking fish with GOOD body lines. That is the most important starting point. Then slowly develop your colors from that.
@@taiaquatics look up the northern studfish it's the republican rival to the paradise fish
Where you from sir
I realy like that paradise fish but i dont have it
Hi, do you also sell them? Ship maybe?
I have a male pro-democrat paradise gourami fish named (BLUETIGER) I'm breeding him with a female blue fighter plakat bettafish.
what a mess!