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Vaillant's Chocolate Gourami

Sphaerichthys vaillanti

Vaillant's Chocolate Gourami (Sphaerichthys vaillanti)
Photo: Gouramii · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Scientific name
Sphaerichthys vaillanti
Family
Osphronemidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Osphronemidae
Order
Anabantiformes

Origin

Native region
Ásia

Water

Temperature
21–25 °C
pH
3.5–6.5
General hardness (GH)
0–3 °dGH

Size and lifespan

Adult size
5.5 cm
Minimum tank (volume)
54 L
Minimum tank (length)
60 cm

Behavior

Social life
School
Swimming level
Middle

Care

Care difficulty
Moderate

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Endangered (EN)

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