Croaking Gourami

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Scientific Name

Trichopsis vittata

Min. Tank Size

20 gallons

Personality

Peaceful

Temperature

77-82°F

pH

6.0-8.0/10-25°dGH

Size

3"

Diet

Omnivore

Breeding

Egglayer

Compatibility

Well suited to community tanks; small Cyprinids, Characins, Livebearers, Corydoras, Loaches and White Clouds.

Croaking Gourami

This species is fairly common and has a widespread distribution including parts of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and northern Indonesia. These fish are typcially found in slow-moving waters that provide plenty of cover in the form of floating or marginal vegetation. Croaking Gouramis display a variety of colorations. Some specimens have pale brown or green bodies while others are dark brown or purple. Most specimens exhibit black or red spots on the fins along with two to four dark stripes or rows of spots along their sides.

Tank Set-Up

These Gouramis are particularly known for the croaking noise they are able to produce using their pectoral fins. Both sexes are capable of producing this sound and it is most often utilized during breeding displays. Croaking Gouramis are very peaceful and thus do well in a community tank. These fish prefer dark substrate in planted tanks that provide plenty of shade and shelter.

Feeding

In the wild, Croaking Gouramis are micropredators, feeding on various small crustaceans, insects and insect larvae in addition to ther kinds of zooplankton. In captivity, these fish can be offered a staple diet of high-quality flakes or pellets supplemented with live and frozen foods such as bloodworms and Daphnia.

Breeding

Like most Gouramis, these fish are bubble nesters and fairly easy to breed in the home aquarium. Spawning typically occurs beneath the bubble nest in the typical anabantoid “embrace” during which the fish emit their characteristic croaking noise. Following spawning, the female should be removed from the tank and the male left to defend the nest. The eggs usually hatch after 24 to 48 hours and the fry will become free swimming after another two days or so.