As from the name we can say that these fishes does not grow large.They are colourful fishes having colored pattern all over their body.Which really make them attractive .Their maximum size is of about 2 inches.However other members of same family can grow up to 2 feet such as giant gourami and it can live even more then 20 years in aquarium.As you might be knowing that lifespan of fish is generally proportional to their size.Other medium size gourami is " kissing gourami "which may grow up to 10 inches. The other smaller one is talking gourami also know as " croaking gourami "as they made croaking sound at night while breathing.
These are omnivorous in nature and eat live as well as other food.Also provide floating plants and vegetation in aquarium.Since these are shy in nature so provide lots of hiding places.Dwarf gaurami will do well in 5 gallon aquarium or more.They are sensitive to noise so put them in quiet place.
Similar to Betta or fighting fish these fish belongs to labyrinth family.Fishes belonging to this family have special capability to survive in water having less oxygen.They can breathe directly from the air above the water.So remember they should able to access the surface otherwise they may die.IF they are not having proper airflow over surface.
Dwarf gourami are docile and shy in nature.They may be harassed by other larger fishes and may died .Even they may be tortured by larger gourami.They even don't retaliate.So put them with peaceful species of almost same size or smaller.Also don't put them with fighter fish.But these show some aggression with similar species because they may claim their territory.
Breeding : nest builder/egg layer
Diet : Omnivorous
Nature: Semi aggressive
Tank region: Middle
Temperature: 77 f or 25 C
Tank size : 5 gallons or more
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