Gourami spray
Tonight while I was at my computer and felt a splash of water...confused I looked over to my one nano tank....to see my dwarf neon blue gourami going after a fruit fly. It always surprises me that these fish can spit water like they do! Thought it would be fun to share 
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I don't know about owners shooting video of them in a tank doing it, but I know I've seen footage of wild gouramis shooting insects off leaves (nice slow-mo action shot) on a Discovery Chanel or National Geographics show, maybe 10 or more years ago.
I have a powder blue dwarf gourami too (over 1.5 years with me). Currently I have a polycarbinate hood over the tank (kinda like clear plastic) but it gets condensation built up on it so its hard to see clearly in from above. When ever I come over to feed him he spits up a bit of water to clear the spot right above him on the hood so he can see me and I can see him "I'm over here! Feed me feed me feed me!" Quite cute ^^ I've not witnessed mine go after bugs but he's always had a hood on the tank so it really limits open area to spit out into the air. Did your fish ultimately nail the fly with his spit bombs?
I have a powder blue dwarf gourami too (over 1.5 years with me). Currently I have a polycarbinate hood over the tank (kinda like clear plastic) but it gets condensation built up on it so its hard to see clearly in from above. When ever I come over to feed him he spits up a bit of water to clear the spot right above him on the hood so he can see me and I can see him "I'm over here! Feed me feed me feed me!" Quite cute ^^ I've not witnessed mine go after bugs but he's always had a hood on the tank so it really limits open area to spit out into the air. Did your fish ultimately nail the fly with his spit bombs?
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There are a few vids out there..but mine seems to have a lot more power than the videos I saw.
I'm sure I could, but i like it being a rare thing.
I've seen videos where they do it primarily when they get fed, but mine seems to have a bit more power behind his spray, or maybe that was because he was going after a fly...which he clobbered and ate. I'm just very happy that my fish are all happy enough to exhibit natural instincts though.
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Well I have a good supply of crickets for my Leopard gecko so I'll give it a go sometime.
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I have personally owned gourami fish for almost a decade and never seen it... I wish I could witness it but.. hasn't happened. I think the length of water they shoot or spit isn't what we are all thinking.. like a hose or something that hunts out insects and shoots them haha
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Image source: http://gourami-fish.com/
I wonder if some of the gouramis do it more or better than others? this video seems to be a dwarf gourami doesn't it? or actually its just an image but that video is at the link I found it at.
Image source: http://gourami-fish.com/
I wonder if some of the gouramis do it more or better than others? this video seems to be a dwarf gourami doesn't it? or actually its just an image but that video is at the link I found it at.
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I have personally owned gourami fish for almost a decade and never seen it... I wish I could witness it but.. hasn't happened. I think the length of water they shoot or spit isn't what we are all thinking.. like a hose or something that hunts out insects and shoots them haha
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Image source: http://gourami-fish.com/
I wonder if some of the gouramis do it more or better than others? this video seems to be a dwarf gourami doesn't it? or actually its just an image but that video is at the link I found it at.
generally the spray isn't that strong, but when it caught my attention(the first time) it was a strong spray.....nothing like an archer fish...but I could hear it and i got a bit of splash damage..but that could have been from it jumping.. I'll get a video up shortly
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I have a video of mine doing it. He particulary like the color orange
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