Gouramis and Bettas
Banded Gourami
Trichogaster fasciata
Photo: Sandipan Das · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Origin
- India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
- Size
- 10 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium – high
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; bubble nest
Notes: Bluish and orange oblique stripes on males. Related to the dwarf gourami, but larger and hardier.
