Gouramis Care Guides
Labyrinth fish offering colour and personality for calm community tanks.
Pearl Gourami
Trichopodus leerii
A graceful gourami with lace-like pearling and an orange breeding breast.
Dwarf Gourami
Trichogaster lalius
A vivid red-and-blue centrepiece for calm community tanks.
Honey Gourami
Trichogaster chuna
A small, shy and beautifully honey-coloured gourami great for beginners.
Moonlight Gourami
Trichopodus microlepis
A large silvery gourami with a gentle, ghostly moonlit sheen.
Blue Gourami
Trichopodus trichopterus
A hardy three-spot gourami that can be feisty as it matures.
Sparkling Gourami
Trichopsis pumila
A tiny jewel-like nano gourami that audibly croaks.
Croaking Gourami
Trichopsis vittata
A small gourami known for the croaking sound it makes during display.
Thick Lip Gourami
Trichogaster labiosa
A hardy, peaceful gourami with rich banding and a calm temperament.
Paradise Fish
Macropodus opercularis
A hardy, cold-tolerant labyrinth fish with striking red-and-blue bars.
Chocolate Gourami
Sphaerichthys osphromenoides
A delicate, beautiful brown-and-gold gourami for mature, soft, acidic blackwater tanks.
Giant Gourami
Osphronemus goramy
A huge, intelligent gourami that becomes remarkably tame and 'dog-like'.
Licorice Gourami
Parosphromenus deissneri
A tiny, jewel-like blackwater gourami for specialist soft-water nano tanks.
Kissing Gourami
Helostoma temminckii
A large pink gourami famous for the 'kissing' mouth-sparring between rivals.
Snakeskin Gourami
Trichopodus pectoralis
A hardy, peaceful large gourami patterned in fine snakeskin lines.
Banded Gourami
Trichogaster fasciata
A hardy gourami with diagonal blue-and-orange bands.
Samurai Gourami
Sphaerichthys vaillanti
A stunning blackwater gourami for dedicated soft-water specialists.
Sparkling Gourami Deluxe
Trichopsis pumila
A tiny jewel-like gourami that croaks audibly; perfect for nano tanks.
Indian Banded Gourami
Trichogaster fasciata
A hardy gourami with diagonal blue-and-orange bands.