Dwarf Gourami (Trichogaster lalius) Profile Details Alert sent: No Sites: AH Publish date: Mon 2013-Nov-4 Channel: Pests/diseases Text (summary): Category: AnabantidsCare Level: Easy. Does well in a slightly more narrow range of water parameters and shouldn’t be used to cycle an aquarium. Will eat most prepared foods. May have some specific care requirements in terms of particular water parameters, social behaviors, food items etc. Origin: Widely distributed in northern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Occurs in heavily-vegetated sluggish waters such as ponds, ditches, swamps and slow-flowing streams. Compatibility/Temperament: Both shy and territorial, this fish can be maintained in a larger community aquarium with peaceful and quiet tankmates but usually not other gourami or active, boisterous fish. Males are territorial with other males. Sometimes other brightly-coloured fish will cause this fish to become aggressive. Should be maintained in sexed pairs only. Certainly a beautiful fish, but one that must be carefully considered before being added to a community aquarium, both for the reasons above under Compatibility and on the basis of health. This species frequently carries a disease known as “dwarf gourami iridovirus” which some believe has been caused by successive generations of inbreeding of this fish in the far east. Imports of the species often have high losses, and this disease is now known to be transmittable to other species in the same aquarium with an infected gourami. Fish purchased should be very carefully examined, and if possible only acquired from local breeders. Read more: www.tropicalfishkeeping.com [English Locations Location Coordinates Zoom Relevance Show on map Cuvier, France 46.8268°N 6.06871°E 0.440 Discovery Discoveries: Discovery method: Robot discovered URL: http://www.tropicalfishkeeping.com/profiles/dwarf-gourami/ Original language: English Original title: Dwarf Gourami (Trichogaster lalius) Profile Original text (summary): Category: AnabantidsCare Level: Easy. Does well in a slightly more narrow range of water parameters and shouldn’t be used to cycle an aquarium. Will eat most prepared foods. May have some specific care requirements in terms of particular water parameters, social behaviors, food items etc. Origin: Widely distributed in northern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Occurs in heavily-vegetated sluggish waters such as ponds, ditches, swamps and slow-flowing streams. Compatibility/Temperament: Both shy and territorial, this fish can be maintained in a larger community aquarium with peaceful and quiet tankmates but usually not other gourami or active, boisterous fish. Males are territorial with other males. Sometimes other brightly-coloured fish will cause this fish to become aggressive. Should be maintained in sexed pairs only. Certainly a beautiful fish, but one that must be carefully considered before being added to a community aquarium, both for the reasons above under Compatibility and on the basis of health. This species frequently carries a disease known as “dwarf gourami iridovirus” which some believe has been caused by successive generations of inbreeding of this fish in the far east. Imports of the species often have high losses, and this disease is now known to be transmittable to other species in the same aquarium with an infected gourami. Fish purchased should be very carefully examined, and if possible only acquired from local breeders.
