will different breeds of gourami interbreed? - Aquarium Advice

09-09-2006, 01:49 AM

like a pearl and a opaline or a gold and a blue?

BrianNY · 09-09-2006, 08:07 AM

It really depends on how closely the two species are related genetically. You can think of certain hybrids like a horse and a donkey = a mule, or a lion and a tiger = a liger.

petunia100 · 09-09-2006, 12:13 PM

Not only genetically but behaviorally also. Some animals won't breed because they are receptive at different times or because they're physically incompatable or behaviorally incompatable. That's one way new species are formed. If a population is divided and they diverge over time, if they are put together again they may be able to breed genetically but not behaviorally.

RoK · 09-09-2006, 02:25 PM

Gold, blue, and opaline gouramis are the same species; just color variants.

hc8719 · 09-10-2006, 05:59 PM

actually arent all dwarf gouramis the same thing, different colors?

but i dont think my kissing and moonlight gouramis would ever mate, they hate each other. and i think breeding habits and rituals (is that the right word) are to far apart than say mammals

RoK · 09-11-2006, 12:29 AM

Yes, cobalt blue, neon blue, fire red, and regular dwarfs are all the same species.

09-09-2006, 01:49 AM	#1
Guest Posts: n/a	will different breeds of gourami interbreed? like a pearl and a opaline or a gold and a blue?

09-09-2006, 02:25 PM	#4
RoK Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,224 Images: 11	Gold, blue, and opaline gouramis are the same species; just color variants. __________________ Current fish (includes all 8 running tanks): Gouramis, polypterids, SA cichlids, convicts, rainbows, plecos, loaches, ACFs, a platy, tetra, & a Ctenopoma

09-11-2006, 12:29 AM	#6
RoK Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,224 Images: 11	Yes, cobalt blue, neon blue, fire red, and regular dwarfs are all the same species. __________________ Current fish (includes all 8 running tanks): Gouramis, polypterids, SA cichlids, convicts, rainbows, plecos, loaches, ACFs, a platy, tetra, & a Ctenopoma

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09-09-2006, 08:07 AM	#2
BrianNY Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,259 Images: 18	It really depends on how closely the two species are related genetically. You can think of certain hybrids like a horse and a donkey = a mule, or a lion and a tiger = a liger.

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petunia100 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pennington, NJ Posts: 155 Images: 22	Not only genetically but behaviorally also. Some animals won't breed because they are receptive at different times or because they're physically incompatable or behaviorally incompatable. That's one way new species are formed. If a population is divided and they diverge over time, if they are put together again they may be able to breed genetically but not behaviorally.

09-10-2006, 05:59 PM	#5
hc8719 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,932	actually arent all dwarf gouramis the same thing, different colors? but i dont think my kissing and moonlight gouramis would ever mate, they hate each other. and i think breeding habits and rituals (is that the right word) are to far apart than say mammals