ꯃꯈꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
Three spot gourami (Trichopodus trichopterus)
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Three spot gourami

Trichopodus trichopterus · Osphronemidae

Blue gourami, Opaline gourami, Gold gourami ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ

ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ

A big, hardy gourami sold in blue, gold and opaline forms; males can bully in small tanks.

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
150 L (40 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
pH
6–8
ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
13 cm (5.1 in)
ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
1+

ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
150 L (40 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
pH
6–8
ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
4–25 dGH
ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯆꯍꯤ 4–6
ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
Omnivore — flake, pellets, frozen bloodworm, veg.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ

ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ

ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
Mekong basin and Southeast Asia
ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
ꯑꯊꯨꯝꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
Slow, plant-choked swamps and canals
ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
Calm surface, floating plants, wide water tolerance.

ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ

ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
ꯉꯥ 1
ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
ꯃꯊꯛ
ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
Larger tetras
Corydoras
Loaches
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
Betta
Dwarf gourami
Long-finned slow fish

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
Males have a long pointed dorsal fin.
ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
Bubble-nest builder; male guards and can harass the female.
ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
Ich
Fin damage from squabbles
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Three spot gourami ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ

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