P. sp Blue line

[Charles David]

Hi, im new to keeping these gourami i have P. sp blue line, P. sintangensis and P. Anjunganensis

What is the munimum Tank for them, each specie?
what will i be needing if im going to breed them?
do i need filtration/water current?
ideal ph tds etc?
do i need lots of plants

pictures of your tank setup will be greatly appreciated

TIA

[Pavel Chaloupka]

Hello and welcome to the P-P. You may find all the information here: https://www.parosphromenus-project.org/en/prachtgurami-aquaristics.html
Look for the different topics on the left side of the page and try to get some basic clue. It is only couple pages and you will know all you need. Of course feel free to post questions if you need explanations and/or further advice.
When you are done with the basics, have a look at species. Paros are very often mislabeled and you could very well have different species. Having P. anjunganensis would be great, but we would need some good pictures of adult males to be able to tell if they are the abovementioned species.
Have a nice time discovering the world of Paros 🙂

[Charles David]

Thank you, i have read the articles, they are like betta in breeding, im cofused, i should place a cave for them to spawn in, where will they put their eggs after, in a bubble nest inside a cave? or should i put something in the surface for then to build a bubble nest?

Thank you, newbie

[Bill Little]

I use old black plastic 35mm film canisters as was suggested by someone here on the site. I have placed them on the bottom of the tank secured to the bottom attached to small pebbles. I have also placed canisters in the Moss which is in large clumps in the tank. My pairs took to the canister on the floor of the tank and paid no attention to any of the canisters above the floor of the tank.This has been the case with the blue line and P. Linkei; that is not to say the experience would not be different be different with other Paro species. Hope this helps…

[Charles David]

Thank You

[Charles David]

Do i need to put a small sponge filter for this fish?

[Bill Little]

I actually place a small plastic box filter containing a bag of peat pellets in the rear of the tank. I pump just a tiny amount of air bubbles through the filter – just sufficient to break the surface of the water and to keep a scum from developing on the surface of the water.

[Charles David]

I see, thank you. thats my goal for the filter just to break the water surface as i heard that they dont like water current

[Peter Finke]

You should read the background texts (left menue) more carefully or read our articles (e.g. in AMAZONAS or elsewhere or the book on Parosphromenus by Finke and Hallmann).

Everywhere it is clearly said that these fish occur in slowly flowing waters, not in still waters. But I have always said, in the book and in articles, that I never have used any filters and other water current producing equipments in my tanks. You can breed them very successfully pairwise in small tanks without any water current.

Nevertheless, I always recommend a small sponge filter for safety reasons.

[Charles David]

My reason asking if its ok to put a very weak air driven sponge filter if its ok, so my water wont get stagnant.

Thank you for your input

[Charles David]

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