Gouramis and Bettas
Kretser gourami
Malpulutta kretseri
Photo: Klaus de Leuw · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH5.5–7
- Minimum tank40 l
- Adult size5 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Origin
- Sri Lanka
- Size
- 5 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.0
- GH
- 1 – 8 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- peaceful (shy)
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 40 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; bubble nest in caves
Notes: Small labyrinth fish with long fins edged in blue. Endangered in its natural habitat; requires a calm, dimly lit aquarium.
