| The Blue Gourami, sometimes also called the 3 | | | | tropical waters of the Far East, the Gourami |
| Spot Gourami is a popular freshwater tropical | | | | will feel right at home if you have a lot of |
| fish for aquarium keeping. these fish are | | | | plants in your aquarium. They get along with |
| usually a light blue color and have three | | | | other fish of their kind but you need to make |
| dark spots, one on the base of the tail, one | | | | sure that you have many Gourami's and |
| in the middle of the body and the eye which | | | | preferably different type's in the tank to |
| looks like the third spot. The Gourami type | | | | keep them from ganging up on the other fish. |
| of fish itself comes in several colors, the | | | | It is best to have at least 4 Gouramis in the |
| blue which you often see in pet stores, gold | | | | tank and even better if you can get a mix of |
| and opaline as well as a few other rear of | | | | the blue, gold and opaline varieties. |
| varieties. These fish can grow very large | | | | Generally, you want to stick to having only |
| and are best suited for larger aquariums. | | | | one male and the tank as they can be |
| | | | territorial. |
| The Blue Gourami is a fairly easy fish to | | | | |
| keep and will exist fine on floating flake | | | | The Blue Gourami enjoys the company of the |
| food that you probably feed to the majority | | | | other varieties of Gourami. You could keep |
| of the other fish in your tank. However, | | | | Gold, Blue and Opaline Gourami together |
| like most creatures, these fish do need a | | | | peacefully in the same aquarium. Oddly |
| little bit of variety and it's good to throw | | | | enough, if your tank has only one variety of |
| in some freeze dried blood worms or frozen | | | | Gourami with other species of fish, the |
| brine shrimp every once in a while just to be | | | | Gourami will gang up on the other fish. When |
| sure they are getting all the vital nutrients | | | | you keep a mix of Gourami in the tank among |
| that they need. | | | | other fish species, the Gourami tend to focus |
| | | | on their own type and leave the other fish |
| If you buy a Gourami fish that is very small | | | | alone. It is recommended that you have a |
| you might be able to start them off in a | | | | minimum of four Gourami's in your tank, with |
| smaller aquarium but eventually you going to | | | | a mix from the different varieties. |
| have to get a 50 gallon or larger as the fish | | | | |
| grows. This species can grow quite large and | | | | The Gourami can get along in the tank with |
| you want to be sure that you house them | | | | other fish of the same size and can live |
| suitably. you also need to be sure that you | | | | peacefully with Barbs, Clown Loaches, Bala |
| have a good heater on the tank as these, like | | | | Sharks, Danios, Rainbow Sharks, Red Tail |
| many other freshwater tropical fish, require | | | | Sharks and Rainbows. |
| the water temperature to be between 70 and | | | | |
| 82°F. Other tank conditions include a | | | | If you take excellent care of your Gouramis |
| PH of 6.0 to 8.8 and a hardness of 5-35 dGH. | | | | and provide them with the proper tank |
| | | | conditions, they can live to be four years |
| Since these fish are used to thickly | | | | old and grow to be 4 inches in length. |
| vegetated waters as found in their native | | | | |