Red Gourami Fish
Red fire dwarf gourami fish profile.
Red gourami fish. Other species of gourami include the opaline gourami honey gourami red gourami sunset gourami snakeskin gourami thick lipped gourami leeri gourami and banded gourami. The powder blue gourami is a colored variant of the trichogaster lalius. The gourami fish general characteristics.
4 inches 10 cm lifespan. Peaceable by nature red fire dwarf gourami is a wonderful addition to any neighborhood aquarium with fish of like temperament and measurement. A well planted tank with rockwork driftwood bogwood and little current.
To find out about the poor health of your pets keep an eye on the symptoms and behavior of the gourami. Blue gourami this is one of the most popular gourami species because it changes colour according to its mood. This species is native to borneo only they are not easy to find and let alone catching them on flies is very challenging.
Common symptoms most gourami diseases are accompanied by characteristic symptoms. Fish guide for flame dwarf gourami red fire dwarf gourami profile with fish pictures description and information fish care diet habitat and fish diseases tank mates and keeping the labyrinth fish aquarium neon red dwarf gourami blushing gourami. Defender regina scientific name.
Generally peaceful with similar sized fish blue gouramis are possibly the most. When spawning they darken their skin. Cory fish like the skunk cory catfish make good tank mates for the gourami because it tends to like the bottom of the tank leaving the top of the tank open for the gourami.
72 to 82 f 22 to 28 c tankmates. Red dwarf gourami scientific name. Their size also make them good tank mates because they won t take up much space giving both species more than enough room to swim around freely.
4 years minimum tank size. Gourami fish breathe by means of a special organ called labyrinth just like the betta. This variant was developed by breeders to create a beautiful fish but other than its color it is very much the same as the dwarf.
Three spot gourami opaline gourami cosby gourami golden gourami silver gourami adult size. 6 0 to 8 8 hardness. 5 to 35 dgh temperature.
But they are prone to other diseases. Trichogaster trichopterus also known as. It s recently scientifically classified in 1992 with the official latin name of osphronemus septemfasciatus.
They do not appreciate bright lighting and like the shade of large or floating plants. The fish we caught is a species known as the borneo red gourami or locally known as kalou. Ganges delta india typical tank setup.
In this article i am going to give an overview of red fire dwarf gourami female care male tank mates fish food size etc. There are around 90 recognized gourami species most of which are bred in aquariums they have a square thin compressed body as well as two thread like long pelvic fins. Colisa lalia trichogaster lalius trichopodus lalius average adult fish size.
These are relatively resistant freshwater fish very suitable for most intermediate aquarists.
