| The Blue Gourami, sometimes also called the 3 | | | | waters as found in their native tropical waters of |
| Spot Gourami is a popular freshwater tropical fish | | | | the Far East, the Gourami will feel right at home if |
| for aquarium keeping. these fish are usually a light | | | | you have a lot of plants in your aquarium. They |
| blue color and have three dark spots, one on the | | | | get along with other fish of their kind but you |
| base of the tail, one in the middle of the body and | | | | need to make sure that you have many |
| the eye which looks like the third spot. The | | | | Gourami's and preferably different type's in the |
| Gourami type of fish itself comes in several | | | | tank to keep them from ganging up on the other |
| colors, the blue which you often see in pet stores, | | | | fish. It is best to have at least 4 Gouramis in the |
| gold and opaline as well as a few other rear of | | | | tank and even better if you can get a mix of the |
| varieties. These fish can grow very large and are | | | | blue, gold and opaline varieties. Generally, you |
| best suited for larger aquariums. | | | | want to stick to having only one male and the |
| The Blue Gourami is a fairly easy fish to keep and | | | | tank as they can be territorial. |
| will exist fine on floating flake food that you | | | | The Blue Gourami enjoys the company of the |
| probably feed to the majority of the other fish in | | | | other varieties of Gourami. You could keep Gold, |
| your tank. However, like most creatures, these | | | | Blue and Opaline Gourami together peacefully in |
| fish do need a little bit of variety and it's good to | | | | the same aquarium. Oddly enough, if your tank |
| throw in some freeze dried blood worms or | | | | has only one variety of Gourami with other |
| frozen brine shrimp every once in a while just to | | | | species of fish, the Gourami will gang up on the |
| be sure they are getting all the vital nutrients that | | | | other fish. When you keep a mix of Gourami in |
| they need. | | | | the tank among other fish species, the Gourami |
| If you buy a Gourami fish that is very small you | | | | tend to focus on their own type and leave the |
| might be able to start them off in a smaller | | | | other fish alone. It is recommended that you have |
| aquarium but eventually you going to have to get | | | | a minimum of four Gourami's in your tank, with a |
| a 50 gallon or larger as the fish grows. This | | | | mix from the different varieties. |
| species can grow quite large and you want to be | | | | The Gourami can get along in the tank with other |
| sure that you house them suitably. you also need | | | | fish of the same size and can live peacefully with |
| to be sure that you have a good heater on the | | | | Barbs, Clown Loaches, Bala Sharks, Danios, |
| tank as these, like many other freshwater tropical | | | | Rainbow Sharks, Red Tail Sharks and Rainbows. |
| fish, require the water temperature to be | | | | If you take excellent care of your Gouramis and |
| between 70 and 82°F. Other tank conditions | | | | provide them with the proper tank conditions, |
| include a PH of 6.0 to 8.8 and a hardness of 5-35 | | | | they can live to be four years old and grow to be |
| dGH. | | | | 4 inches in length. |
| Since these fish are used to thickly vegetated | | | | |