Gourami

In this category, you will find everything you may need to become a proud gourami owner. Gourami fish are incredibly stunning and beautiful. There are a lot of different species, all with various attractive colors and patterns. These are the most popular types: blue, pearl, dwarf, and three spot gourami. The nations of Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia, are the gourami’s natural habitat.

• Gourami subcategories
  • Care
  • Diseases
  • Species
  • Food
  • Breeding

Some types of gouramis can even reach the length of 23 inches or 60 cm. Indonesian fishermen have been catching this species for a long time.

Gourami is categorized as labyrinth fish. Therefore, they must have unhindered access to the water’s surface to ingest the air bubbles in their unusual for fish organ, the labyrinth. Many other necessary things for keeping this fish you can find in the gourami care category. Rather than obtaining oxygen from the water, the gourami gets it from an air bubble trapped in the labyrinth. The long fins of gourami serve as a unique organ for this fish. These organs are used in searching for food.  

The fighting skills of the gourami fish make them so intriguing to study and watch for. Breeding is another exciting part to watch with all the lengthy mating games and dances. In every given situation, the gourami’s level of hostility will be determined by the aquarium’s environment at that time. Characteristics such as water temperature, food availability, population density, and various other considerations like possible diseases are essential in the healthy being of this fish. According to scientific researches, the aggressiveness of a fish is directly related to the number of fish that live together in an aquarium. The more spacious the fish tank is, the better it is. Check out our Gourami care – Complete guide article for a more thorough description of gourami fish.