Chocolate Gourami (Sphaerichthys osphromenoides)

Pflegeparameter

Temperatur

24–27 °C

pH

4–6

GH-Härte

0–4 dGH

Größe ausgewachsen

4.5–6.6 cm

Mindestaquarium

52 L

Schwimmebene

Bottom-dwelling

Schwierigkeit

Mittel

Charakter

Peaceful but slow — it loses every feeding race

Herkunft

Borneo

Artübersicht

Sphaerichthys osphromenoides is a Osphronemidae from Borneo. It gulps air at the surface, so warm, still, plant-covered water is home — and cold drafts are not. It lives on the bottom. Adults reach 4.5–6.6 cm. Pairs or small groups in quiet, plant-thick tanks. Give it warm, gentle water, floating plants and quiet neighbours; filter flow should barely ripple the surface. Maintain 24–27 °C at pH 4–6. A rewarding species for the aquarist who reads before buying.

Natürlicher Lebensraum

Lebensraum

Still waters, rice paddies and slow streams

Strömung

Still to very gentle water

Gelöster Sauerstoff

Tolerates low oxygen; labyrinth breather

Aquascaping & Technik

Substrat

Soft sand with leaf litter

Harte Dekoration

Dense planting and shelters

Pflanzen

Dense hardy plants reaching the surface

Charakter, Fütterung & Vergesellschaftung

Schwarmverhalten

Pairs or small groups in quiet, plant-thick tanks

Fütterung

Unfussy eater; supplement with live or frozen fare

Empfohlene Mitbewohner

• Peaceful mid-water schoolers — Add motion without menace

Nicht vergesellschaften mit

• Fast, aggressive feeders — Starve it out at every meal

Zucht & Hinweise

Geschlechtsdimorphismus

Males larger with longer fins

Fortpflanzungsart

Builds a foam nest among floating plants; paternal care