klw Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 why is it that you cant ever buy baby dwarf gourami's ?? they are always full grown 5cms when sold,i like to buy juvenile fish and watch them grow but these are never young ones.does anyone know why this is ?thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topogigio Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 It could be because no one breeds them here and all are imported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 maybe,but even imported fish come in baby to adult. beats me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topogigio Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 i could be way off here, but some fish species are only allowed at a minumum size - its an import condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodalizer Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Think I found your answer.The small gouramis are a bit of a pain because they have very small fry, grow slowly and are imported mature. It therefore takes a long time to get them to a comparable state as imported ones.From: http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37407So I would say the reason you are getting large ones is local breeders cannot compete with the larger imports due to there slow growth rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiguy Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I might be wrong but alot of fish have minimum size limits,often set at 4cm(for salmon red rainbows and leleupis for instance).It may be we can only import fully grown dwarf gouramis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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