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