Eyespot gourami
Parasphaerichthys ocellatus
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A small gourami endemic to Myanmar, from small, muddy streams.
- Scientific name
- Parasphaerichthys ocellatus
- Family
- Osphronemidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Synonyms
- Paraspherichthys ocellatus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 15–25 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.2 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 41 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 45 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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