Tropical Fish – Tropical Fish Secrets

Colorful Fish for your Aquarium – Gouramis

The neon blue dwarf Gourami is a great add for any bland fish tank.  The Gourami is a beautiful fish and adds “flavor” to your tank.  These fish can grow up to 6 inches.  The kissing gourami gets up to a foot long and the Giant Gourami scores a whopping two feet in length.  These larger fish look nice with other tropical fish. 

Gouramis are a bit larger fish for aquariums so be sure to provide a larger tank for your Gourami to swim around in.  Gourami Fish tend to loiter in the middle and top sections of the fish tank.  What kind of Gourami is perfect for your aquarium?  Hmm… Any Gourami is a nice add to your fish tank but remmember to have 1 Male per tank.  Adding more than one male will create a hostile and aggresive environment as the males compete for food and space.  Male Gourami’s are identified with longer pointed dorsal and anal fins.  Gouramis are very active fish. 

Other Types of Gourami’s consist of the Giant, Pearl, Blue, Moonlight, Dwarf, Kissing, Chocolate, Thicklip and Paradise gourami.  There are quite a few choices to add to your aquarium. 

Gourami’s are tropical fish so a tropical diet is crucial for their diet.  Tropical Flakes or pellet fish food are great for these Omnivores.  Vegetables like peas, zuccini.  Spirulina isa type of prepared food that has algae in the mix is good to have for your Gourami too.  Bloodworms, tubifex worms larvae are a great source of protein for your Gourami fish, be sure to feed your neon dwarf Gourami twice a day. 

Good companions to your Gourami would be the Angelfish, Discus and other non-aggresive fish.  It’s important to keep fish that get along well together in the aquarium.  Remember add 1 to 3 new fish to your aquarium at a time so the planted fish will be able to adjust to the amount of traffic in the tank.  Adequate space in the water is important too.  Keeping your fish tank balanced with objects, fish and the right water will help your fish and supplies last longer with minimal stress on you and your pet fish.

Gourami Fish are a larger aquarium fish so you will need special items to provide your Gourami.  Here is a list of fish tank accesories for your fish:

1. 10 Gallon tank as a minimium
2. Sturdy Stand
3. Hood/Hatch with proper lights
4. Aquarium Heater
5. Aquarium Thermometer
6. Dependable Filtration system
7. Water testing kits
8. Live and artificial Plants
9. Gravel (don’t forget the Algae Eaters to clean house)
10. Live/frozen and Flake Food