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Friday 1 April 2011

Giant Gourami (Osphronemus goramy)




Common Name = Giant Gourami
Scientific Name = Osphronemus goramy
Feeding Habits = Dry,Packaged food
Swimming Habits = Surface Swimmer
Aquarium Setup = Mixed(Planted&Rocky)
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Peaceful Community Species
PH7(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H8(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH)
27c(Tempure in degress)
60cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)
Distribution = Asia: probably limited to Sumatra, Borneo, Java, the Malay Peninsula, Thailand and Indochina (Mekong basin).