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Trichogaster trichopterus red
22–28°C · pH 6–8 · 120L
£7.99
Sumatra form of the Blue Gourami — a hardy, beginner-friendly labyrinth fish to 15 cm for 120 L+ community tanks.
Adult size is the maximum length this species reaches at full maturity (scientific sources). The livestock you receive will be younger and smaller — pick a size variant above for the actual shipping size. Product-photo provenance and any image-specific limitations are stated on the listing.
Trichopodus trichopterus
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Sumatra form of the Blue Gourami — a hardy, beginner-friendly labyrinth fish to 15 cm for 120 L+ community tanks.
Adult size is the maximum length this species reaches at full maturity (scientific sources). The livestock you receive will be younger and smaller — pick a size variant above for the actual shipping size. Product-photo provenance and any image-specific limitations are stated on the listing.
Maintain these water conditions for optimal health and vibrant colors
Beginner-friendly need not mean forgettable. The Blue Gourami offered here is the Sumatra form of Trichogaster trichopterus, a blue-toned labyrinth fish from Southeast Asia — Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia — with a deserved reputation as one of the hobby's most dependable species.
Size is the detail that catches people out: this gourami grows to around 15 cm, so although care is rated easy, the tank needs to start at 120 litres rather than the nano sizes its easy-going image might suggest. Water parameters are generous — 22–28 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 5–20 dGH — and satisfying an omnivore this willing is no work at all: flakes, pellets, frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp and vegetable matter all suit. It cruises the upper levels of the aquarium and, like a true labyrinth fish, builds large bubble nests when in breeding condition. Spawning carries an easy rating.
Males can be territorial with their own kind, so keep one male per tank — alone or with females. Around other species it is merely semi-aggressive: medium barbs, large tetras, Corydoras and loaches make a solid supporting cast, while other male gouramis, small delicate fish and slow long-finned species are better left out. Most of what this gourami does happens in the top third of the tank — feeding, patrolling, nest-building — which makes it one of the easiest centrepiece fish to actually watch. A healthy specimen should give you about five years of that show.
Anyone moving up from a starter tank to a 120-litre-plus community will find the Sumatra Blue Gourami an ideal centrepiece: visible, hardy and active at the surface where smaller fish rarely venture. It is equally sensible as a first labyrinth fish, given how wide its acceptable parameter ranges run. Order with confidence — live arrival guarantee included, transport by licensed live-animal courier.
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