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Osphronemus is a genus of large gouramis, the only genus within the subfamily Osphroneminae.These fish are known as the giant gouramis and are native to rivers, lakes, pools, swamps and floodplains in Southeast Asia, with O. exodon from the Mekong basin, O. laticlavius and O. septemfasciatus from Borneo, while O. goramy is relatively widespread.
Albino giant gourami Giant gourami at Särkänniemi Aquarium in Tampere, Finland. The giant gourami is also popular in aquaria. Tanks commonly have dark bottoms, with densely planted edges, and room left in the center of the tank for them to swim. They prefer the company of other fish of similar sizes and temperament.
A tank that includes paradise fish should be at least 20 US gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal) in size for a single male or 20–30 US gallons (76–114 L; 17–25 imp gal) for a community tank. The tank should be well planted [3] and covered; bogwood and rockwork may be included. Paradise fish tankmates must be chosen with care.
Osphronemus septemfasciatus is a species of giant gourami, a type of Southeast Asian freshwater fish from the family Osphronemidae. [2] It is endemic to the island of Borneo where it is found in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, in Brunei, and the Indonesian provinces of West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan.
A snakeskin gourami is a bottom and middle tank level dweller. It requires at least a 36inches (91 cm) length aquarium. A normal specimen should be kept in at least a 36-inches (91 cm) or 40gallon (151liter) tank to help them grow and thrive in a regular conditions, as a minimum tank size.
Trichogaster fasciata, the banded gourami or striped gourami or Colisa or Kholshe, is a tropical labyrinth perch found in some Asian countries like Bangladesh, Eastern India, Northeastern India, Nepal, Upper Myanmar, China and Pakistan.
In the 1950s, a giant gourami population was established in Hawaii. [8] Other smaller labyrinth fish, such as the climbing perch, the kissing gourami, the snakeskin gourami, and other gouramies of the genus Trichogaster, are local food fish in Southeast Asia. [4] In some areas, the fish are processed into salted and dried food. [9]
The giant red tail gourami (Osphronemus laticlavius) is a large species of gourami belonging to the family Osphronemidae. This endangered fish is native to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo , where only known from the Kinabatangan and Segama river basins in Sabah , East Malaysia .