Gouramis and Bettas
Moon Gourami
Trichopodus microlepis
Photo: User:Haplochromis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature25–30 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Origin
- Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 25 – 30°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium – high
- Behavior
- peaceful (shy)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; bubble nest
Notes: Silvery with moonlight-like iridescence and pelvic fins that resemble orange threads in males. Very calm; requires plants and peaceful tankmates.
