Pearl Gourami (Trichopodus leeri) - Tank-Bred!

Pearl Gourami (Trichopodus leeri) - Tank-Bred!

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The Pearl Gourami is one of the most beautifully marked and most peaceful gourami species. In addition to the overall "pearl" spotting that both sexes display, adult males develop striking bright orange coloration around the throat and underside!

The Pearl Gourami (Trichopodus leeri) is a very beloved and distinctive labyrinth fish that is commonly kept in freshwater aquariums. It inhabits many swamps in Southeast Asia, particularly Sumatra, Borneo, Malaysia, and Thailand. Like all labyrinth fish, it possesses an air-breathing organ that supplements its gills and allows it to live in aquatic areas that are stagnant and low in oxygen content. Both sexes display the namesake pearl-colored spotting across the entire body and mature males also develop intense, bright orange coloration.

The Pearl Gourami prefers an aquarium with dense vegetation and plenty of cover, including floating plants. Darker substrate will result in the most vivid coloration for this fish. Slow to moderate water movement is preferred, so turbulent conditions should be avoided. This fish is typically peaceful with other fish, but adult males can be territorial with one another and may be relentless in their pursuit of females during breeding. This is much less of an issue in larger aquariums with plenty of cover. While it is possible to keep this fish with most peaceful invertebrates of appropriate size, it is likely to prey on dwarf shrimp and other invertebrates small enough to be considered prey.

The Pearl Gourami is not a picky eater and it will accept most dry, frozen, and live foods. However, it should be fed a varied diet to maintain optimal health and coloration.

What We Like About This Fish:

Bright, elegant coloration
Generally peaceful disposition
An excellent, graceful addition to planted aquariums
Accepts a variety of dry, frozen, and live foods
Very adaptable and easy to breed in the home aquarium

RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

Temperature: 75° - 86° F (22° - 28° C)
pH: 5.5 - 8.0
KH: 2 - 18 dKH
Minimum tank size: 30 gallons

CARE GUIDELINES:

Diet: Mostly carnivorous. Not picky, but requires a varied diet of dry, frozen, and live foods for optimal health and coloration.
Social behavior: Generally peaceful. Can be kept in groups, but males can be territorial with one another.
Origin: Tank-bred, but indigenous to Sumatra, Borneo, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Average adult size: 4.8 inches (12 cm)
Average purchase size: 1 - 1.5 inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm)

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For the safety of our animals, we only ship live fish, crabs, and select other inverts exclusively via UPS 1 Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS 1 Day Air as a shipping option during checkout. If other items are in your cart that can ship with 2 day or standard shipping options the only shipping method you can still select is UPS 1 Day Air.

UPS 1 Day is a description of the duration of time a shipment will spend in transit once it has been shipped. This does not guarantee the package will be shipped the same or next day from which the order was placed.

Shipping Schedule for this service

UPS 1 Day: Monday through Thursday

Current Handling Time:

1-9 business days

Here at Aquatic Arts, we consider the welfare of the live animals we are shipping to be of the foremost importance. This process is much more involved than simply creating a shipping label and affixing it to a box. Depending on the order, it takes from 4 to 7 people to complete this process properly. We check the weather conditions here where they fly out of the Indianapolis UPS facility and the destination for each shipment. We start early each morning and go through a multi-step process to have the day's shipments prepared in time for the UPS pickup. The volume of orders in our system also affects the processing time. Therefore our stated handling time is 1-9 business days.

Shipping Rate

Pricing is by size of package needed to fill entire order and distance it must travel. It will be calculated at checkout.

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