Chocolate gourami
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| Sphaerichthys osphromenoides Canestrini, 1860 |
The chocolate gourami, Sphaerichthys osphromenoides, is a small species of gourami. Chocolate gouramis reach a length of 5 cm and can be found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. They are beautiful fishes that have a delightful chocolate colour and have golden bands running down its body. As a result of this, they are popular aquarium fishes but they are a challenging species to keep in an aquarium.
Chocolate Gouramis are best kept on their own in well planted species aquaria with gentle filtration. They require soft, acidic water and are generally fussy eaters, preferring to eat live foods or freeze-dried, frozen equivalents.
Unlike many other labyrinth fish, which breed by incubating their eggs in a bubble nest, this species is a mouth-brooder. The male incubates the eggs in his mouth.
[edit] References
- Sphaerichthys osphromenoides (TSN 172667). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 18 April 2006.
- "Sphaerichthys osphromenoides". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
