科: Osphronemidae
Chocolate Gourami（Sphaerichthys osphromenoides）はオスフロネムス科に分類される淡水魚で、ボルネオに分布する。成魚は約 4.5–6.6 cm、適水温 24–27 °C。
Sphaerichthys osphromenoides is a Osphronemidae from Borneo. In the wild it prefers still waters, rice paddies and slow streams; in the aquarium it stays peaceful but slow — it loses every feeding race. Plan on 4.5–6.6 cm of adult fish at 24–27 °C. Related profiles: Sphaerichthys selatanensis.
難易度：中級。Peaceful but slow — it loses every feeding race。
適水温 24–27 °C。24–27 °C recorded range。Heater required; stable warmth。
成魚は約 4.5–6.6 cm。Bottom-dwelling。最小 52 L の水槽。
Unfussy eater; supplement with live or frozen fare。Soft sand with leaf litter上で採餌する性質を活かし、沈む餌も与える。
Peaceful but slow — it loses every feeding race；Pairs or small groups in quiet, plant-thick tanks。向いているのはPeaceful mid-water schoolers — Add motion without menace。Fast, aggressive feeders — Starve it out at every mealは不向き。
ボルネオのStill waters, rice paddies and slow streamsが生息地。
驚くと跳ねる。密閉ふたを。
繁殖：Builds a foam nest among floating plants; paternal care。Males larger with longer fins。