Frail gourami

A gourami from northeastern India, Bangladesh and Nepal, the only member of its genus, from clear, slow, heavily vegetated waters. It hunts small invertebrates. The male mouthbroods the eggs: the female gathers them and spits them to him. Adults become aggressive towards their own kind. It is sensitive to shipping stress and often arrives weak in the trade.

Scientific name

Ctenops nobilis

Family

Osphronemidae