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Dwarf Gourami

Dwarf Gourami

Colisa lalia

Taxonomy

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Perciformes

Family: Osphronemidae

Subfamily: Luciocephalinae

Origin: Malaysia, India

Behavior

Minimum Group Size: 1

Size

0-5 cm

Males are more colorful.

Diet

Omnivore

Food

Frozen Food
Flake Food
Live Food
Algae

Water Parameters

Temperature (°C):21-30 °C

pH:6-8

Carbonate Hardness (dKH):0-30 dKH

Total Hardness (dGH):7-21 dGH

CO2 (mg/L):0-30 mg/L

Tank Requirements

Tank Length (cm):40-180 cm

Nano Tank:No