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Blue Gourami-Trichogaster trichopterus

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    BLUE GOURAMI

    Family:Osphronemidae
    Characteristics:5 in, female smaller with rounded fins.
    Tank/Water:37.5g, water types 2-6, 72-81F.
    Care:In aquariums furnished with plenty of structures: floating plants, loose plantings along the sides, and roots. Feed high-quality flaked foods (green flakes), various live and frozen foods. Place only one pair in 3.5 ft tanks.
    Habits:Usually found in standing, often cloudy, waters in Indonesia and Malaysia. Often occurs in rice fields as well.
    Compatibility:With Asian bottom fish (loaches, catfish) and calm barbs, danios, and rasboras.
    Similar species:Various cultivated forms, all about 5 in.
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    MOD_Dawn, Jun 23, 2009
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