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Pearl Gourami
Trichopodus leerii
Family: Osphronemidae
📍 Thailand, Malaysia & Indonesia
The pearl gourami is one of the most elegant community fish, adorned with a pearlescent spotted pattern and a dark lateral stripe. It is a labyrinth fish that breathes surface air, so a tight-fitting lid is recommended. Males can be mildly aggressive toward each other, but generally coexist peacefully in larger tanks.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Omnivore – flake food, micro pellets, brine shrimp, bloodworms
- lifespan
- 4–6 years
- max size
- 12 cm (4.7 in)
- tank size
- 30 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Peaceful; males mildly territorial
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.5
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 2–15 dGH
- temperature
- 75–82°F (24–28°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
75°F — 81°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Apr high)