Pearl Gourami
Scientific Name: Trichopodus leerii
Family: Osphronemidae, Subfamily Luciocephalinae
About the Pearl Gourami
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Anabantids ...
Pearl gourami
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Pearl gourami, Lace gourami, Mosaic gourami ...
Pearl GouramiMosaic Gourami ~ Leeri
Family: Osphronemidae
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Pearl Gourami Species Profile
The pearl gourami is one of the most beautiful anabantids -- bubble nest builders.
Pearl Gourami
Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Pearl Gourami - Trichogaster leerii ...
Pearl Gouramis will accept many foods, and are generally quite easy to feed. Flake, freeze dried, and frozen foods are all readily taken.
Pearl Gourami, Mosaic Gourami, Red-Breast Gourami
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Distribution Malay Peninsula, Thailand and the Greater Sundra islands.
The Pearl Gourami (Trichogaster leeri) is a tropical labyrinth fish often bred and kept for aquaria. It is a graceful gourami which moves slowly and unhurriedly across the aquarium, often preferring the top and middle levels of the water.
Breeding: Trichogaster leeri (Pearl Gourami) builds a bubble nest among floating plants. A higher water temperature can help stimulate spawning. The spawning itself takes place under the bubble nest and the very small eggs float up into the nest.
common name: Pearl gourami
Family: Belontiidae
Continent of origin: Asia
Origin country: Malaysia,
Size: under 11 cm (4.33 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 120 litre (32 US gal)
Temperature: 24 °C (75.2 °F) - 28 °C (82.4 °F) ...
Pearl Gourami
There juvenile Pearl Gourami (sometimes called Lace Gourami) are a surface dwellling fish, as you can see here. Unfortunately, as with many store display tanks, this tank is quite a bit short on cover for these fish.
Pearl Gourami (Trichogaster leeri) Quick Stats
Scientific Name: Trichogaster leeri
Family: Osphronemidae ...
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The Pearl Gourami is a peaceful fish that is also known as the Leeri or Lace Gourami. It is one of the most attractive, hardiest, and easy-to-keep gouramis. The body is stretched... [Read more]
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Pearl Gourami (Trichogaster leeri)
Pearl gouramis are beautiful yet hardy so are great for beginners. They need a medium-large tank as they can reach 5" long.
Pearl Gourami, Lace Gourami, Mosaic Gourami, Leeri Gourami, Platinum Gourami [Pictures]
Trichogaster leerii
SYN: Osphromenus leeri, Trichopodus leeri
PD: An elongated, oval shaped fish with lateral compression.
Pearl Gourami This male gourami was the first fish I ever bought, in the summer of 1990. He survived all my learning experiences and husbanded two large spawnings. This photo was taken just before the first spawning in 1992.
Pearl Gourami are very stunning and beautiful. They have creamy white bodies, with shades of red. Pearl Gourami are somewhat iridescent, and will slightly change colors. At maturity, the Pearl Gourami will reach a size of four to five inches.
Pearl Gourami
Male Pearl Gouramis may bicker with each other, but overall this is generally a good community fish.
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Pearl gouramis have special significance in Feng-Shui.
Lisa told me that these gouramis are also considered "lucky fish.
The Pearl Gourami is a peaceful fish that is also known as the Leeri or Lace Gourami. It is one of the most attractive, hardiest, and easy-to-keep gourami.
The Pearl Gourami is subtle but beautiful. The body will be silver in color with a splotchy dark line horizontally centered on the body. A false eye may appear at the base of the tail. Red or pink colors might make an appearance around the gill plate.
Anabantidae: Climbing Perch, Bush Fish
Belontiidae: Blue Gourami, Pearl Gourami, Dwarf Gourami, Siamese Fighting Fish
Helostomatidae: Kissing Gourami
Osphronemidae: Chocolate Gourami, Giant Gourami ...
Ideal tankmates would be Pearl Gouramis, Glass (Krytopterus catfish), and blackwater Rasbora spp.
Breeding ...
So now you can reduce the mozzie population and get free food for fry as tiny as two day old pearl gourami babies. Also this is meaty food so better even than baby daphnia or brine shrimp and can be introduced earlier for the tiny fry.
Trichogaster leerii, Bleeker, 1852
Pearl gourami
Origin:Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia; Borneo,Sumatra.
smaller species include the Banded or Giant Gourami - Colisa fasciata (which is only a giant compared to the similarly colored Dwarf Gourami described below), the Thick-lipped Gourami - Colisa labiosa and the somewhat less aggressive Pearl Gourami - ...
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