Paradise Fish
Scientific Name: Macropodus opercularis
Family: Osphronemidae, Subfamily Macropodusinae
About the Paradise Fish
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Anabantids ...
Paradise Fish
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Macropodus opercularis ...
Paradise Fish - Macropodus opercularis
Species name: Macropodus opercularis
Synonym: Labrus opercularis ...
The Paradise Fish or Paradise Gourami is often referred to as the "founding fish of the hobby", being one of the first tropical fish imported to Europe and instrumental in popularizing freshwater fish keeping!
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Paradise Fish
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Paradise Fish are fairly combative, harassing and attacking each other as well as potentially killing small fish. In the wild, they are predators, eating insects, invertebrates and fish fry.
Paradise fish are colorful labyrinth fishes. Though small, they can be aggressive and aren't recommended companions of other slow moving fish such as Angelfish. Body color is dark red, with several blue vertical bands running along the fish.
Comments: The Paradise Fish is extremely hardy, easy to keep and undemanding. These fish can tolerate a wide range of temperatures and since they are air breathers they can survive in very small containers.
Paradise Fish Quick Stats
Food: They eat regular food stuff. They have the amazing ability to survive long periods without food.
Breeding: Paradise Fish are Bubble Nest breeders. They are relatively easy to breed.
common name: Brown spike-tailed paradise fish
Family: Belontiidae
Continent of origin: Asia
Origin country: India, Viet Nam, Myanmar,
Size: under 7 cm (2.76 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 60 litre (16 US gal) ...
Common Name(s): Paradise Gourami, Paradise Fish
Family: Belontiidae
Species Type: Labyrinth Fish ...
Paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis)
This was reputedly one of the first fish introduced to the hobby.
Paradise Fish are rather hardy. They can survive in temperatures ranging from 50 to 90 degrees fahrenheit. A temperature of 65 to 70 degrees is recommended, however, as warm water shortens the life span of the Paradise Fish.
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Aquarium fish diseases and their treatment ...
Paradise fish (macroodus opercularis): This is another colourful fish, with red, brown and blue bands running across its body. The fish can be quite aggresive.
SizeOriginEase of keepFoodTempType
75 mm
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A paradise fish can be kept with other paradise fish when it is a juvenile, as well as with other similar-size community tankmates with the same temperature requirements.
Spike-tailed Paradise Fish
Macropodus cupanus
The Three-spot Gourami comes in several color hybrids sold as Blue, Gold, Platinum, Snakeskin and Opaline Gouramis. These are all the same species.
Main tank with a Paradise fish in the center/left. The colorful, blurry patches are Platy. :)
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Also known as the "Paradise Fish", this fish does not live up to its angelic name! These are very territorial sub-tropical Gouramis that are best kept in spacious species tanks.
It also has the first to mention paradise fish. This book also has three charts for problems you might encounter, just like you see in many of the books of today. A picture of the front cover can be seen in Aquarium Fish Monthly, June 1999, pg. 57.
TFH Feb 80 Betta imbellis TFH Nov 90 Betta picta (Javenese Fighting Fish) TFH Sep 90 Betta smaragdina TFH Dec 72 Betta spendens TFH Nov 78 Betta spendens x Macropodus cupanus TFH Feb 72 Bettas TFH Sep 92 Bettas (Wild) TFH Aug 79 Black Paradise Fish ...
I have a paradise fish(female) and I recently purchased a smaller size albino, the female seems curious, but is also not aggressive. I do have an opaline gourami(male), where they tend to pick on each other, but not tear each other apart.
Look for the Mouthbrooding Betta - Betta pugnax, the Licorice Gourami - Parosphromenus deissneri, the Spike-Tailed Paradise Fish - Pseudosphromenus cupanus, the Croaking Gourami - Trichopsis vittatus, and the Dwarf Croaking Gourami - T.
The Blue Paradise, also known as the Paradise Fish, is a brightly colored member of the Labyrinth Fish group. The body has alternating turquoise blue and orange stripes that extend into the fins and tail.
Everything went fine for about a month—until the day that Weston noticed a red worm protruding from the vent of that plump, healthy-looking paradise fish.
The Combtail Gourami is also known as the Comb-tailed Paradise Fish, Ceylon Combtail, or simply, Combtail. It is pale yellow-orange with a very faint reddish outline along the scales.
A better choice for keeping alone in a bowl or small tank is the Paradise Fish - Macropodus opercularis. These are much hardier fish than the Fighters and can withstand temperatures down to 60F.
Fish such as Swordtails, Gouramis, Angels, Knifefish, Ropefish, Paradise fish, Danios, Tetras, many American Cichlids, and other Barbs make suitable tankmates. Aquarium hobbyists have had success using Rosy Barbs as a dither fish in Cichlid tanks.
One of the easier kept anabantids, the paradise fish is a nest builder using air bubbles in which to keep the eggs and can be easily bred.
The majority of the fish in these aquariums were species that were local and could be caught in nearby rivers and lakes. In 1869, the first "tropical" fish was imported from Asia, the Paradise Fish (Macropodus opercularis).
 See also: Fish, Water, Species, Dwarf, Cichlid
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