Gourami Thicklip

The Thicklip Gouramis are popular tropical freshwater fish. Their gentle nature, unique appearance, and hardiness makes them very attractive and a great first fish for the beginning keeper.The Thicklip Gourami is known only from Southern Myanmar

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Features of Thicklip Gourami:

• Femalehas a silvery based body, males marked with oblique thin red and blue stripes along its flanks
• Elongated thread-like ventral fins
• Gourami’s have a unique labyrinth organthat they canswim to the surface to breathe air
• Grows to 10cm

Thicklip Gourami: Care, Diet and Tank Mates

The Best Aquarium Size:

The minimum tank size for thicklip gouramis orange is 55L. Increase the tank size whenever you add new fish and aquatic plants. Opt for an elongated tank shape. Also, the tank must have a lid to avoid them jump out of the tank.

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Thicklip Gourami Food:

Thicklip Gourami will accept all types of live, frozen, and pack food. Feed flakes, and pellets, as well as frozen and live foods such as bloodworms, mosquito larvae, brine shrimp, and daphnia.
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Tank Mate Compatibility:

Thicklip Gouramis are compatible with most similar-sized, peaceful species. Very active or aggressive fish can easily intimidate them and often out-compete them for food.Great tank matesinclude:

• Danios
• Loaches
• Rasboras
• Tetras
• Corydoras

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Thicklip Gourami Tank Setup:

Aquarium Filter and Pump

Afiltration systemis necessary.Use a gentle filtration system, like a sponge filter. Apower filter is not appropriate for a 30 to 110 liters gourami aquarium.

Aquatic Plants for Thicklip Gourami

Thicklip Gouramis like having plants to explore and play with, as well as floating plants that subdue intense lighting.However, gouramis eat plants, so you should add resilient plants to the tank.

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Decorations for Thicklip Gourami

You can add someAquarium Ornamentssuch as:rocks, driftwood, and decor to provide enough hiding places and break up any strong water currentsin your aquarium.

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Aquarium Lights & Lighting

Ensure the lighting is subdued. Light is necessary for the photosynthesis required for the health and growth of all aquatic plants. LEDlighting systemcould be a good choice.

Aquarium Substrate

Use sand or a dark, fine gravel for the tanks substrate.A variety of Substratesare available at Coburg Aquarium.