Betta And Sparkling Gourami

Because the dwarf gourami is so prone to disease and the males are so territorial it is ideal to keep this species on its own as stress and wounds can quickly become fatal.

Betta and sparkling gourami. He is putting on such a show i am considering letting him keep the tank and putting in small schooling fish with him. The sparkling gourami or pygmy gourami as it is called sometimes is one of the smallest members of the labyrinth fish family. The sparkling gourami is a bubble nest builder.

The body of this gourami resembles that of a female or juvenile betta and it s definitely smaller than we would expect in a gourami. The favorite spot is under a floating plant. Sparkling gourami are shy small and would suffer with a betta or any other gourami and are best kept with their own kind and other small peaceful fully non territorial fish.

Pygmy gourami by zikamoi wiki commons the sparkling gourami trichopsis pumila also known as pygmy gourami is a small freshwater fish native to the ponds slow rivers and rice fields of southeast asia it is a member of the osphronemidae family and the anabantiformes order. These gouramis are very small and usually live up to 5 years. Similar to bettas the male and female embrace during spawning.

The male builds a bubble next on the surface of the water. Sparkling gourami trichopsis pumila less common here in nz and not. When the nest is ready the male will allow the female to approach.

The sparkling gourami is simply too sensitive to keep with other gourami species. They can t be together in the same tank because they occupy the same tank level of the tank and the gourami is territorial. I put my betta in the 50 gallon tank because i needed his 8 gallon tank to isolate someone.