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The three spot gourami (Trichopodus trichopterus), also known as the opaline gourami, blue gourami, and gold gourami, is a species of fish native to southeastern Asia, but also introduced elsewhere. [1] This gourami gets its name from the two spots along each side of its body in line with the eye, considered the third spot. [3]
Compatibility depends on the species of gourami and the fish it is housed with. Some species (e.g., Macropodus or Belontia ) are highly aggressive or predatory and may harass or kill smaller or less aggressive fish; whereas, others ( Parosphromenus and Sphaerichthys , for instance) are very shy or have specific water requirements and thus will ...
The male moonlight gourami begins the spawning process by carefully preparing a bubble nest; this bubble nest tends not to incorporate much plant matter and the bubbles may float around freely. [4] It will then begin to court the female under it by performing a "courtship dance" behavior. Spawning culminates when the male finally wraps itself ...
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The giant gourami is an egg layer and builds a nest from plant fibers. Both male and female gourami participates at building nests, though the male appears to play a more prominent role. [12] The male and female are distinguished by the dorsal fins and body color.
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The male's dorsal fin is pointed, while the female's is rounded or curved. [3] They carry touch-sensitive cells on their thread-like pelvic fins . [ 4 ] Dwarf gouramis sold in fish stores may also be solid colors (e.g., powder blue dwarf gourami or red flame variety) which are nothing but captive bred color morphs of the same species.
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