Gouramis and Bettas
Vaillant's Chocolate Gourami
Sphaerichthys vaillanti
Photo: Gouramii · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature25–29 °C
- pH4–6
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Origin
- Western Borneo
- Size
- 6 cm
- Temperature
- 25 – 29°C
- pH
- 4.0 – 6.0
- GH
- 0 – 4 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; paternal mouthbrooding
Notes: Related to the chocolate gourami; the female turns red with green bands during courtship. Requires extremely dark water.
