Pearl Gourami
Trichopodus leerii
Osphronemidae
About
The pearl gourami is a graceful, long-lived labyrinth fish from the peat swamps and slow blackwater streams of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Its lace-like pearlescent spotting and a bold dark lateral line make it one of the most elegant gouramis, and breeding males flush a rich orange-red across the throat and breast. Peaceful and relatively shy, it needs a spacious, tall, well-planted tank with a calm surface and floating cover. Long thread-like pelvic fins make it sensitive to fin-nipping tankmates, so choose companions carefully.
Care
Provide a tall, quiet, planted 110 L+ tank at 24-30°C with gentle flow and floating plants. Peaceful and long-lived; avoid fin-nipping tankmates.
Diet
Omnivore; flake/pellet, live/frozen foods and some veg; happily eats hydra.
Tankmate compatibility
Gets along with (28)
Possible with care (64)
Avoid (17)
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