Male Female
Common name: Dwarf gourami
Scientific name: Colisa lalia
Size: 2" (5cm)
Origin: India
Tank setup: Planted tank with gentle circulation and some floating plants
Compatibility: Normally peaceful, but may become territorial with other gouramies or similar fish.
Temperature: 22-28oC (72-82oF)
Water chemistry: Good water quality required, soft to medium hard, pH 6.5-7.5
Feeding: Omnivorous, most foods accepted, include plenty of vegetable matter.
Sexing: Males are generally larger, and more colourful; females tend to be silvery.
Breeding: Bubble nest builder. Remove female after spawning.
The male will guard the eggs and fry, and should be removed when they are free swimming.
Comments: Best kept in pairs in a peaceful, well planted aquarium. A variety of colour forms have been produced, including 'Blood red' (pictured), 'Neon blue', etc.
This gourami is a beautiful peaceful fish that is available in the blue striped variety, blood red, as well as the cobalt blue. Males are generally bigger and colourful, whereas the females are small and rather bland in colouration. Best kept in pairs, the dwarf gourami is territorial among individuals of the same species as well as other fish that resemble it.
Dwarf gouramis require good water quality in a planted aquarium. They do best on good quality flake, as well as live and frozen food. They make an interesting tank mates to delicate species and are interesting to watch as they swim around chasing each other. The dwarf gourami is easily bred. Bred in a 40l tank, filled halfway, with lots of floating plants. Increase the water temperature slightly, and watch as the male begins constructing a bubble nest. The male wraps around the female and spawning take place. The female must be removed, as the male`s paternal instinct takes over, as he may turn on her and even kill her.
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