Licorice gourami
Parosphromenus deissneri
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A licorice gourami endemic to Bangka Island, Indonesia, from slow blackwater streams of peat-swamp forests. It is the type species of its genus and was the only one described for almost a century, so its name has often been applied to other species.
- Scientific name
- Parosphromenus deissneri
- Family
- Osphronemidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Synonyms
- Osphromenus deissneri, Parosphromenus deissneri sumatranus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 4–6.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–4 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 16 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 40 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- Pair
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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