Gouramis and Bettas
Snake-skin gourami
Trichopodus pectoralis
Photo: Wutthichai Rasvara Nangkasem · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH6–8
- Minimum tank250 l
- Adult size25 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Origin
- Mekong and Chao Phraya
- Size
- 25 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 4 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a group
- Minimum aquarium size
- 250 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; bubble nest
Notes: The largest of the common gouramis, with a snakeskin-like pattern. Very calm despite its size.
