"The Chocolate Gourami",
Swimming Level: Middle dweller
Breeding Type: Egg layer, mouthbrooder
Ease of keeping: Experienced fishkeepers required
Life Span: 4 years approximately
Sexing: Hard to sex when not displaying during courtship, males will usually develop a red body tint and ligt cream dorsal edge, females during this time are usually plumper and may show a black spot on their caudal fin.
Oval bodied with pointed head and small mouth, wide dorsal and anal fins and irregular stripes run vertically along the body.
Best bought in groups of 6-10 and let them pair off by themselves.
They are mainly brown but have cream stripes that often change with the fish's moods.
Comments: Very susceptible to illness so water statistics need to be perfect in a well filtered and heated tank.
These fish are very sensitive to conditions so it is always worth keeping a few other gourami species before you try this one!
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