What is giant gourami?
Giant gourami, also known as warship, long silk perch, originating in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, etc., is a kind of fish in the genus Osphronemidae of the Perciformes suborder Anabantoidei. The fish of this family are generally small in size, but Lucky is the giant in this family of fish. Adult fish are 20 to 69 cm long and oval in shape. The body color is gray-brown, and the pelvic fins are changed into two long silk fins, each fin is light red. The feeding water temperature is 22-32 degrees Celsius, the water quality requirements are not strict, and it is easy to raise. The breeding water temperature is 26 to 27 degrees Celsius. The tip of the dorsal fin of the male fish is long and it is a foam oviparous fish. Floating a few aquatic plants on the water surface of the aquarium, put a pair of broodstock in, the male fish protrudes a lot of foam on the water surface, and the fertilized eggs protrude into the foam to hatch. Females lay 500 to 1000 eggs each time. It is very territorial and will attack other fish. It is not recommended to mix with other fish.
What does giant gourami look like?
Body laterally flat, oval, high and broad back; small head, with prominent frontal horns on top and sides (like helmet armor); prominent snout, large mouth cleft, prominent lower jaw, and small upper jaw; pelvic fins mutated into two long The fin wire (like the oars of the sampan, so it is commonly known as the sampan fish) extends to the tail of the body, the anal fin is extended backward, but is not connected to the caudal fin, and the caudal fin spine is fan-shaped and straight. The tip of the dorsal fin of the male fish is long. Body surface gray-brown (dark stripes in juveniles), light red on each fin. The body weight of 18-month-old individuals is 0.5 to 1.0 kg; the maximum body weight can reach 20 kg.
life habits of giant gourami
It lives in estuary waters with a water depth of more than 2 meters, inhabits slow-flowing areas, and is rarely found in rivers with rapid water flow or high flow velocity; it likes clusters and swims vertically up and down. When the water temperature drops below 12 °C, it will be frostbitten or even frozen to death; the suitable growth water temperature is 19 to 33 °C, and the optimum is 23 to 28 °C. Survival salinity below 20. It has strong resistance to hypoxia, the dissolved oxygen required for normal growth is 3 mg/liter of water, and the suffocation point is 0.3 mg/liter of water.
giant gourami rearing
The water quality requirements are not strict, and the feeding water temperature is 22 ~ 32 ℃. The water quality is neutral or slightly acidic soft water. The bait includes small live fish, fish meat, shrimp meat, water worms and so on. Silk perch is native to Southeast Asia and was introduced from An Giang Province, Vietnam, where it is commonly known as the God of Fortune Fish. Its meat is tender and delicious, its growth rate is fast, and its group yield is high. The seedlings can grow 800 grams to 1000 grams after one year of feeding. The largest individual can reach 7 to 8 kilograms. It is very popular among farmers and consumers. It is very popular in the international market. It was sold for 6,000 Hong Kong dollars a pair in the Hong Kong Spring Festival market. It is a high-end economic fish.
