What is three spot gourami?
The three spot gourami is also known as the hairy foot bass. It belongs to Perciformes, Betta family, and line-footed perch. Commonly known as: wood slag fish, sapphire, big spaceship, Indian fighting fish, big walnut.
What does three spot gourami look like?
The three spot gourami is small, with adults 100-150 mm long. The body is nearly oval, extremely laterally flat, and the origin of the dorsal fin is the highest point of the body. The head is small, and the head is far smaller than the body height. The snout is blunt and round, and its length is less than the diameter of the eye. Mouth cleft small, upper position, mandible prominent. The lips are slightly developed. The eyes are large and located on the front half of the head. The lower edge of the preorbital bone is free and serrated. The outer edge of the opercle is also serrated. The head and body are covered with large comb scales. Lateral line scales 35-39, the lateral line to the vertical below the origin of the dorsal fin is sharply curved, and it is lateral to the middle of the tail. The dorsal fin has 7 spines; the anal fin has 10-13 spines and 31-37 rays; the pectoral fins are rounded; the pelvic fins are thoracic, the spines are degenerated, the first ray is long filamentous, and can extend beyond the base of the caudal fin; Forked caudal fin. Body color is gorgeous base color silvery white with green luster. From the snout to the base of the caudal fin, there are many blue diagonal stripes; the center of the body and the base of the caudal fin each have a blue round spot. Dorsal, anal and caudal fins with numerous bright blue spots. Males are darker in color and have a long dorsal fin.
three spot gourami living habits
Three spot gourami has black spots in the center of the body, the base of the tail fin and between the eyeballs, so it is called “Samsung Manlong” in the ornamental fish world. The body color is bright, especially the male fish in the reproductive season. This kind of fish inhabits in the natural environment of ponds and ditches in still water environment. The natural conditions in the distribution area are poor, so it has strong adaptability and strong physique. Generally, the water temperature is around 26°C, and the water quality can be neutral or slightly acidic. When artificially reared, the optimum water temperature is 23-28°C, which is mild in temperament and easy to raise. When breeding, some aquatic plants should be placed in the aquarium to help them build bubble nests and lay eggs. Because it has the habit of big fish eating small fish and weak fish, large and small size fish cannot be raised in the same aquarium.
three spot gourami rearing
It is not difficult to raise three spot gourami. The recommended water temperature for raising is 21-30 ℃. Lali woolfoot prefers clear old water. Since the three spot gourami is very timid, when arranging the environment for the three spot gourami, there should be a variety of aquatic plants for them to avoid.
The three spot gourami often sticks its head out of the water to swallow air, and then quickly swims into the water to breathe out small bubbles. These tropical fish are kind but timid, especially for the first few days in a new aquarium, and tend to hide in corners and not come out to forage unless they are hungry. When encountering people approaching, they will immediately scatter to all corners of the aquarium to seek refuge. Because of their timidity, three spot gourami likes to live in the gaps and behind the water plants and stones, and is afraid of strong light, and often hides in the dark. Therefore, the aquarium must be planted with more aquatic plants or large grasses, which can provide them with a suitable hiding place and reduce the fright that the fish often suffer. Three spot gourami prefer to live in high temperature waters, so the aquarium needs to be placed in a place where there is little sunlight.
