Big Gourami

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Has anyone heard of a large gourami (looked around 8-9 inches) that looks sort of like a pink kisser without a kisser mouth? Saw one of these in the lfs today, had a sign up...I can't remember the name other than it started with an "O." How big a tank would you need for an 8-9 inch gourami?

 

[Iggy]

I though pink kissing gouramies did get to 8" in size? Maybe you just saw a full-grown one (rare as they might be)

 

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Checked it out again...they called it an Osphonomous Gourami. It could have been a kisser; does the mouth shape change when they are adults?

 

[Iggy]

Osphronemus goramy...

AKA Giant Gourami
http://www.myfishtank.net/freshwaterprofiles.php?profile=178

 

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So, how big is "a very large" tank to keep one in?

 

[Iggy]

I would say... 180 gallons to start. This is a 24" fish, and really needs a pond or small lake to be happy.

 

[ecotank]

from encylopedia.com

The true gourami, Osphronemus goramy, reaches a length of 2 ft (60 cm). It originated in Indonesia, but has been introduced in China and S Asia, where it is cultivated as an important food fish.

 

[Darkside]

That is big and yellow I want one but I need to get like a 300 Gal tank... Like that'll ever happen, unless I win the lottery.. *plots*


Well i'm off to go by several hundred lottery tickets.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

That really would be great in a 300 some odd gallon tank. Or an indoor heated pond...might be cheaper. This one is very definately pink...maybe it will yellow up as it ages?

 

[Angelfish]

They have a fully grown one of these at Sea World in the FW aquarum. It is huge (I'm pritty sure it was even bigger than 2 ft). Nice looking fish, they keep it with some large pacu.