#sunset gourami

[omatoxin]

gourami in the tank…..what will they do….

[darksouls2yuri]

they also had gouramis at petco but im scared of getting what i think is a honey gourami and it being a dwarf gourami and have it terrorize my pandas

[kieran-aquatics]

first addition to the pond tank! he is a sunset dwarf gourami. in a few weeks, after he has settled, i will add the final inhabitants: 6 otocinclus catfish!

any name suggestions?

[prince-liest]

Ugh, Fairy ended up dying. :(

It's always frustrating and stressful to have a new fish not make it. I think the only time I kind of shrugged it off was when a couple of my new neon tetras kicked it, because they're known for being poor at surviving new aquariums due to their absolutely awful genetics (but once they're good, they're pretty good).

She was very active, healthy, and curious the first several hours in the aquarium, and the fact that she was immediately willing to eat felt like such a positive sign, but she ended up passing away after about two days. It's hard to say that it wasn't because of being added to my aquarium given the timing, but at the same time: The water parameters were 0/0/0, I did a water change anyways, and every single other member of the tank (including the dang amano shrimp I bought at the same time as her, also a new member and of a more sensitive species!) is healthy and thriving, and it took her nearly two days to kick it (rather than overnight or even quicker like shock from adaptation tends to) so I just wonder if she was already heading that direction and the stress of a new environment with new water parameters is what did her in...

I'm going to try for another female honey gourami at some point because I want Jin Ling to have company to make him feel more secure (he's a little skittish when I approach the tank and honey gouramis are more friendly and social compared to other gourami species), but I'm sad about this. She had such a great personality in the first few hours, and I loved her sunset red color a lot.

I will go for just the classic yellow color, however. The store I go to has weird naming schemes between all the color variations that makes me not 100% certain of what the actual species of their honey and dwarf gouramis are, and some trawling of reddit shows that some of the "sunset" honey gouramis that are sold are often actually thick lip gouramis (or hybrids of some sort?) that tend to have the same genetic issues and aggression as dwarf gouramis, and are actually susceptible to dwarf gourami iridovirus. I looked them up, and the females look EXACTLY like Fairy did, from the actual color to the distribution of transparency over her fins. So. Tried and true yellow honeys it is!

[fishyfacts]

Taking Care of a Sunset Gourami: The Ultimate Guide Introduction The humble Sunset Gourami, also known as the Striped or Banded Gourami, is a popular choice among aquarists due to its stunning appearance and peaceful nature. But like all aquarium fish, they need the right environment and care to thrive in captivity. In this guide …

[aquaworldinfo]

Paradise Gourami (Macropodus opercularis) Aquarium Fish

[planted-tank-babe]

My Gourami is a fan of the dwarf water lettuce. He's been putting in work! P.S. He's very shy

[axostotl]

Fish: so elegant, so shiny, so graceful as they swim through the water

Also fish: pick a fight with the driftwood and scare themselves into speeding into a moss ball

[fiishdad]

Okay, so a lot of things have changed since my last post. Oreo died from her unknown scale infection, Tweek died suddenly, Koichi died from Dragon scale & Comet died from old age.

And a lot of personal stuff happened... (graduation & death in the family)

But I managed to get my granddad's 20 gallon tank back from the school he donated it to, and I've repurposed Tweek & Koichi's tanks.

Milo (Freckled Sailfin Molly) & Starfire (Sunset Platy) now live in the 5.5 gallon tank, & Gypsy (Opaline Gourami) now lives in the 5 gallon tank.

On top of that I've started a betta sorority consisting of 4 girls

I've had IcyHot & Nico for a while, the first having been living in the 3.5 gallon tank & the second having been living in the 20 gallon tank alone.

I went & picked up two girls, a bag of gravel, & a pump (I already had the interior decorations) and got to work.

Ngl watching them sort of the pecking order was anxiety inducing...

[grammo-stole-a-my-heart]

2019-12-25

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[aquariumqa]

SUNSET GOURAMI

Type Locality: India: Ganges River

Range: India and Bangladesh

Size: usually 3,8 to 5 cm (1 1/2 to 2 inches), with rare reports of up to 7 cm (2 3/4 inches)

Preferred Water Chemistry: Tropical freshwater. Likes warm water. Quite adaptable, but may need soft water, neutral to slightly acidic, for spawning.

Difficulty: Of medium hardiness. Peaceful with all but the smallest tankmates.

Tank setup: A planted tank is ideal. Tankmates must be peaceful and small, but not so small that the gourami can harass them. This is a shy fish that needs plenty of cover. It is find in the wild in association with aquatic vegetation.

Feeding: Will eagerly accept just about any aquarium fare. Live foods are especially appreciated and often necessary to condition breeders.

Like all other osphronemids, the sunset gourami is an air breather. It builds a bubble nest for its eggs. This is a very nice little fish that can work well in a variety of community tanks.

[mechie-plec]

The more I think about it, the more I realize my now deceased pet fish Dio is not a honey gourami, but a sunset thick lips gourami. Oh well, he was still a gorgeous fish, and I still want to get another because they're so pretty

[schrodingers-schlong]

🐾 and ⏲?

🐾 - do you have any animal companions? this can be anything such as dogs, cats, rodents, or even snails or fish!

i do! i have 11 fish (4 angels, 2 sharks, 2 gouramis, 3 bettas) and technically the fish aren't "mine" but they used my money to buy them and i'm the only one who cars for them. but the one i chose chose is morris :) he's baby. we also have 4 dogs and only one is "mine" but i'm the one who cares for them so yknow

⏲ - what's your favorite time of day? why?

early early sunrise and late sunset. the sky is always so pretty and everyone is sleeping and it's very, very peaceful.

[cerillosvillage]

Got a BUNCH of boys who are still up for sale, some of which have had their prices dropped. 

“Gourami” - M Spiral - Cerulean tapir/Peach shimmer/Peach glimmer - 450g

“Banggai” - M Skydancer - Cerulean tapir/Sunset butterfly/Gold glimmer - 450g

“Taffy” - M Spiral - Pearl iridescent/Raspberry shimmer/Rose gembond - 150g

“Sorbet” - M Imperial - Pearl iridescent/Mauve shimmer/Pink ghost - 400g

“Acai” - M Coatl - Pearl ripple/Fuchsia rosette/Raspberry capsule - 400g

As always, you are free to exalt the dragon and keep the art.

[thefoodbinger]

Gurame Bakar, barbecued gourami fish seasoned with sweet soy sauce along with traditional Balinese Arak drink..😋🤤 . . . 📍 Warung Sunset Chef Yudi, Bali, Indonesia . . . #guramebakar #guramibakar #barbeque #seafoodlover #balifood #seafoodlover #seafood #arakbali (at Warung Sunset Chef Yudi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CW6CgrMoEm4/?utm_medium=tumblr

[amanslife]

Joggers

The Joggers

Five pm every evening and the joggers of Wellawatte would come out in hundreds stomping on the asphalt on Marine Drive while some chose the soft sands of the beach to exercise. Mahen was a retired government servant, now into his 70s, but still chose to don his running shoes and make it on to the beach sands every evening. The Marine Drive was always busy with traffic and the southbound trains used to whistle past taking their weary office workers back home to roost.

Sunil and Sita were newly married, both in their mid-twenties, who also joined the joggers gang in order to stay fit. They were both young and didn’t have any kids yet. Most often they used the paved sidewalk on Marine Drive but lately had decided to run on the sands just like Mahen. The young couple used to cross Mahen and they usually gave him a warm smile of acknowledgement as the jogger family on the beach were quite a friendly bunch.

With time they gradually started to say “hi”, and wave to each other, and slowly began to engage in a chat at the end of their run while they ambled acoss the sands to get on to the main road.

“Nice evening today”, Mahen quipped once to the two young runners. “I enjoyed my jog a lot today”. Sita responded first,”Yes, uncle it is a lovely day and we are also liking it v andery much”. They were all still walking on the sand hoping to cut across the railway tracks on to the land side. “I’m going to sit on the rocks for a while and watch the sun go down” Mahen said. “Oh, I’d like that too”, Sunil quipped. “OK you boys sit and idle while I run home and get the dinner ready”, Sita exclaimed and took off in a flash.

Mahen and Sunil sat on a rock and looked out at sea, the waves rolling in and out, while the red ball, now kind of yellow, was slowly making its way down, sinking into the horizon. Gulls fluttered in the sky trying to steal a fish meal for dinner before darkness overtook the waters. A few anglers were seen faraway on the pier throwing their lines into the sea.

As the two digested the beauty of the sunset they felt a kind of creepy sensation within their bodies that made them glance at each other where their eyes locked. Nothing was said at all but the eyes seemed to speak to each other conveying what was running through their minds. It was an amazing synchronous event that seemed to emerge from nowhere. As the light started to fade the eyes moved back again to the waters, for a while, and then returned to lock once again.

Sunil, when he was in his pre-teens had had a very emotionally moving experience with an elderly neighbor, Martin, who was in his mid 50s. As a voracious reader of comic books and novels, he used to scamper to his neighbors home, after school every day. to enjoy reading his books that filled up loaded library which he cherished so much.

Martin was a widower who had lost his wife a few years back and lived alone. A walk in maid used to visit his home daily, clean up and cook the food andleave by noon. That was sufficient for his needs. On one occasion when Sunil was sprawled on the floor, face down, buried in a comic book, Martin came along and sat beside him. Sunil was so involved with his comic that he didn’t even notice the older man next to him.

It was only when Martin placed his hands on Sunil’s upturned thighs that the young lad knew that that he had company. He still didn’t bother too much and continued to read his exciting comic book. Martin felt a sense of passion run through his body as his fingers felt the softness of the young boy in his touch. He was aroused sexually. Slowly, he ran his fingers up the boys shorts and squeezed his buttocks tight. Sunil, was awaken now. He knew this was no normal behavior and automatically turned around lying on the floor and facing up while he glanced at Martins face to try and understand what was going on. Martin could not hold back his sexual urge anymore and slid his hands under Sunil’s pants and touched his member, squeezing it gently. In a flash it got hard. Sunil felt a surge of pleasure run through his veins. Something he had never felt before even while peeing. Their eyes locked. Martin stretched his legs out spreading them wide. He wore a pyjama trouser and his member was rock hard now shooting through the cloth like a tent pole. Sunil looked down towards Martin’s body and noticed the bulge. He was not really sure what it meant.

Before he knew it Martin had grabbed his hand and placed it on his member over the pyjama. Sunil was shocked and embarrassed too. He didn’t really know what to say or do. He was still feeling his hard member sending sexual signals to his brain. Automatically his hands squeezed Martins member. Martin squirmed. He slowly slipped his pyjama trouser down. Sunil was amazed to see a python like member standing upright, pointing towards the ceiling. Martin took Sunils hands again and put it on his raw member. The sense of soft fingers around a hard member sent shivers up Martins spine while it also gave Sunil a new high inside his little sexual thought process.

Martin reached out and undid Sunils trouser zip and took if off. His head bent over and sucked it taking the whole member into his mouth. Sunil went berserk. The pleasure it gave him was unbelievable. No amount of words could explain what he felt at that moment. Martin turned towards Sunil and pointing to his member asked Sunil to do the same to him. With great fear and excitement Sunil complied and started sucking it rolling his tongue over its pink head. Within a few minutes Martin gasped and pulled his member out of Sunils mouth and spilled his cream all over the floor. Sunil was amazed. Never had he forgotten this episode in his life and it always simmered in his subconscious although he never had a similar experience ever again like that. It was the first and the last.

Now, sitting next to Mahen and looking into his eyes he remembered Martin and the whole sexual episode on the floor when he was still a little boy. Mahen too felt a sexual urge rise inside him looking at Sunil and thinking about what a beautiful sensation it would be if he could make love to him. His hands moved towards Sunil and rested on the young mans thighs. Sunil looked out at sea trying not to look into Mahens face. His mind was racing back to the most beautiful sexual moment he had ever enjoyed in his life. Mahen squeezed Sunils thighs. Sunil felt a great urge inside him. The sun was now dipping into the horizon spreading darkness across the entire sky that looked down over the two of them. The gulls had all gone to nest. The anglers were no more to be seen. It was as if only the two of them were present in front of a huge roaring ocean.

Mahens fingers moved up and stroked Sunils member over his pants. Sunil was hard. He was expecting it as soon as he found Mahen’s fingers touching his thigh. He stood up and unzipped his pants. Mahen bent down and sucked his throbbing member. Sunil was no kid anymore. He had a good eight inch member that was uncut with a pink head that looked like the face of a big Gourami. Mahen sucked hard. Sunil loved it. Within minutes he shot his load. Mahen soaked every drop of his cream and swallowed it. It tasted salty. Sunil was back in his pre teens. His memories raced back to Martin on the floor.

Mahen was also sexually excited and needed to cum very badly. He turned Sunil around and placed his member between Sunil’s thighs and moved it to and fro until he shot his load all over the rock. The pleasure was out of this world.

The two quickly zipped up and walked across the rail tracks, holding hands, until they reached their respective homes.