Lavender Gourami

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Latin Name: Trichogaster trichopterus
Common Name(s): Lavender Gourami
Difficulty: Beginner
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
pH: 6.0 - 8.0
Adult Full Size: 6”
Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallons
Plant Safe: Yes
Foods: Chromo Flakes, Chromo Pellets, FD Bloodworms, Bloodworms will accept all type of foods, best to mix flakes, pellets and freeze dried; Bloodworms are favorites

Description: Lavender Gourami are actually color variations of the same species. They originate from South East Asia, and are ‘labyrinth’ fish (breathe air directly); make sure to leave some airspace between water and tank hood. As they grow older they can become territorial, so housing more than one requires a bigger aquarium; they cannot ever be mixed with smaller (dwarf) gourami varieties. Otherwise they are fairly compatible with common varieties of tetras, rainbows, smaller cichlids, barbs & cory cats. They are quite hardy and are not picky eaters.