Dwarf Gourami
Trichogaster lalius
- Beginner
- Peaceful
- 8 cm adult
- Freshwater
Knowledge-base entry — ask in store about availability.
A vividly striped centrepiece for small tanks — powder blue and flame red in alternating bands. Males do all the showing off.
- Min tank size
- 40 L
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- Hardness
- 4–10 dGH
- Group size
- Can be kept singly
- Diet
- Omnivore — flakes, micro pellets, brine shrimp
- Lifespan
- 3–4 years
- Adult size
- 8 cm
🌿 Safe with live plants.
Gets along with
Keep away from
Breeding difficulty: Moderate
Male builds a bubble nest woven with plant fragments; remove the female after spawning as he guards alone.
Keep one male per tank (two will fight) with peaceful, non-nippy tankmates. Buy from healthy stock and quarantine — the species is prone to iridovirus from poor farms.