Gourami Varieties

Kissing Gourami

Oval shaped when looked at from the side. From the front it appears very thin and compressed. The Kissing Gourami has a large, pink colored body, with almost colorless fins. Best known for the thick lips, these are protruded when the fish is grazing algae. This fish need large aquariums.

Scientific Names	-	Helostoma temminckii.
Family	-	Helostomatidae.
Origin	-	Java, Thailand.
Medium	-	Tropical.
Diet	-	Omnivore, eats most foods.
Life Span	-	5 years.

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Opaline Gourami

Keep in a planted community aquarium with many plants including floating varieties. Provide hiding places for the female.

Scientific Names	-	Trichogaster trichopterus.
Family	-	Belontiidae.
Origin	-	Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam.
Medium	-	Tropical.
Diet	-	Omnivore, eats most foods.
Life Span	-	4 years.

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Questions of

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1.	Posted on : 14.12.2011 By : Senthil , Tirupur	Post Answer

	PLEASE ADVISE WHERE TO PLACE (IN WHICH PLACE) THE FISH TANK IN THE HOUSE.
Ans:	You should keep it in the North-East corner of the house.
	Posted by Ravi, Erode

2.	Posted on : 29.12.2010 By : Abrar sami , pudur	Post Answer

	should we keep heater in aquairum to the gold fish, at what temperature should be heater set in a aquarium.
Ans:	Depending upon your tank size,and number of fish you have in your fish tank,an elecric bulb fixed in avertical bowl shaped shade,between40-60watts capacity will solve your prolem.(control the time tbetween 2-4 hours morning and evening)
	Posted by Shashi Gothoskar, Auangabad(MS)

3.	Posted on : 29.10.2010 By : rohit , dhankawadi, dhankawadi	Post Answer

	in my fish tank-tin foil pair(10-12cm),1 rainbow shark(5-6cm),redtail shark(6-7cm),1 fully black colour gold fish (black moor)(8-9cm)fishes in 1ft height 2ft long and 1.25ft width tank. so can i take 2 12-14cm rainbow shark to keep in my tank? and my red tail shark is aggressive on rainbow shark what i do
Ans:	Dear Rohit, ur choice of keeping these type of fishes in one tank is wrong I.e. goldfish and tinofoil togather, goldfishes are to be kept separate. Rainbow and redtail have tendencies to play and they will not harm each other.
	Posted by milind, mumbai