Gouramis and Bettas
Dwarf Grunting Gourami
Trichopsis pumila
Photo: Zikamoi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank40 l
- Adult size3.5 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 4 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Origin
- Mekong and Thailand’s river basins, Cambodia and Vietnam
- Size
- 3.5 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 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
- 4
- Minimum aquarium size
- 40 L
- Diet
- Omnivore (fine food, live or frozen)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; bubble nest under a leaf
Notes: Emits small, audible clicks during courtship. Blue eyes and speckled fins. Perfect for nano-aquariums planted with floating plants and without a current.
