Lace Gourami (Also Known As Pearl Gourami, Mosaic Gourami and the Leeri Gourami) Trichogaster Leeri

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Lace Gourami (also known as Pearl Gourami, Mosaic Gourami and the Leeri Gourami) Trichogaster leeri Natural Range Colour and Varieties The Lace Gourami is native to Thailand, Malaysia and Lace Gouramis are a stunning fish with a long dorsal Borneo. They are found in swamps and lowland rivers fin and beautiful colours. They have a bright red flash with acidic dark water and heavy aquatic vegetation. under their gills and mouth and a black line running from their mouth to their tail fin. Their over all colour is Maximum Size and Longevity mottled white and brown to red spots. Also these Lace Gouramis can grow up to 12cm long and live for gouramis have unique ventral fins that stretch out as up to 8 years, if kept in the correct conditions. long as their body almost giving the impression of feelers on an insect. Males become particularly Water Quality brightly coloured during spawning. Lace Gouramis prefer water in the soft to medium range and slightly acidic Sexing and Breeding · Temperature: 23°C - 28°C. Males will have a bright red throat and longer fins, · pH: 6.0—7.5 which becomes more intense during spawning. Fe- · General Hardness: 100—200 ppm. males will be like most female fish are plumper and These gouramis are suited more to a dark tank with a fuller in the body due to holding eggs, and tend to be lot of plant matter in the tank. less coloured. Feeding They are bubble-nest builders and maintain their Lace Gouramis are omnivorous and easy to feed. eggs and resultant fry in a bubble-nest they construct They will eat basically anything from flake foods to by blowing bubbles coated in mucous amongst plant pellets and live foods, such as live worm and live material on the water surface. Once the eggs are laid brine shrimp. the female should be removed because the male looks after them. Once the eggs hatch the male Compatibility should be removed as well. A relatively calm and peaceful fish, although males General Information can be aggressive occasionally when defending terri- Lace Gouramis are one of the most popular of the tory or spawning. They can be kept with other Gouramis species and is frequently kept in aquari- gouramis, loaches, danios and larger tetras. ums. They are a great community fish and do well in planted aquariums. .

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