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How to look afterColisa lalia

Dwarf Gourami

Buchanan-Hamilton, 1822

(Other members of the genus Colisa)

ADULT SIZE: 6 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Neutral

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C

FOOD: Feed Colisa lalia small live-foods and fine grade dried foods

DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from India

AQUARIUM CARE: A peaceful and very attractive anabantid, that suits smaller community tanks. Dwarf Gouramis will adapt to suit most conditions, and will happily eat flake and other prepared foods. In the wild they are widespread in vegetation choked waters including the Ganges, where they live with other anabantid species

BREEDING: A typical bubble nester builder. The air above the water surface needs to be humid, so tanks should be covered

Have you bred Colisa lalia? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Colisa lalia breeding reports

BREEDING: A typical bubble nester builder. The air above the water surface needs to be humid, so tanks should be covered

Have you bred Colisa lalia? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?

This page summarises breeding reports provided by visitors to this site, along with some statistical analysis. Please feel free to contribute – whatever your experience!

2 breeders have filled in breeding reports, a summary of the results are shown in the graphs below. You can read the full reports here.

To add details of your experiences of Colisa lalia, why not fill in a Breeding and maintenance Report.

Remember, each record represents only one persons experience; if you had different results, or used different methods, please share your experiences

Water conditions: Very soft and acidic	Water temperature: 24-27^oC
Disposition: Active, but not aggresive	Community tank?: Yes, a good community fish
Spawning Method: Peat (or similar) spawning substrate	Breeding problems: Poor fry survival rate
Sex ratio: Somewhat female heavy	Breeding difficulty: Difficult
Sucess: Average	Years Experience: 1
Other Comments: Breeding Colisa Lalia is easy with the right parameters. Surviving the fry is the difficult part. I left the eggs and fry with both parents in the community tank for 3-4 days. After 3-4 days I got the fry out of the big tank in a smaller tank with filter with the same water. Some of the small fish got got up in the small filter even though I covered the filterentrance with a panty hose. Next time I’ll cover the entrance and exit! I’ve fed the fry artemianauplia and later (after 2 weeks) babyflakes and artemia supplifier. Most problems I’ve had/have are with the adults (LFS, petshop etc.). After 2-3 months they all get small tumors, wounds, fungus etc. This is a known fact, Lalias are weak fish because most of them are bred with antibiotics.. I hope my own breed will be stronger!
Date this record created: 27th August 2012	Breeding date: 2012
Breeder: Sandra Thijssen	Location: Europe, Holland

Water conditions:	Water temperature:
Disposition: Active, but not aggresive	Community tank?: Yes, a good community fish
Spawning Method:	Breeding problems: none
Sex ratio:	Breeding difficulty:
Sucess:	Years Experience: 1
Other Comments:
Date this record created: 5th July 2011	Breeding date: 2011
Breeder:	Location:

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