Gouramis and Bettas
Chocolate Gourami
Sphaerichthys osphromenoides
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Key facts
- Temperature25–30 °C
- pH4–6.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- Lives in a groupof 5 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Origin
- Sumatra, Borneo and the Malay Peninsula
- Size
- 6 cm
- Temperature
- 25 – 30°C
- pH
- 4.0 – 6.5
- GH
- 0 – 4 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- peaceful (very shy)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 5
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- carnivore (live or small frozen food)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; maternal mouthbrooding
Notes: Chocolate brown with golden bands. A peat swamp fish that requires very soft, acidic, dark water, dried leaves, and peaceful tankmates. Very susceptible to infections in hard water.
