Banded gourami
Trichogaster fasciata
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- Scientific name
- Trichogaster fasciata
- Family
- Osphronemidae
Captive breeding
Routine (commercially bred)
Routinely bred in captivity: commercially bred, with captive-bred specimens on sale.
Sources: FishBase, Wikipedia · checked on 2026-10-07
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Synonyms
- Colisa fasciata, Colisa fasciatus, Colisa ponticeriana, Colisa vulgaris, Colisha fasciatus, Polyacanthus fasciatus, Trichogaster fasciatus, Trichopodus bejeus, Trichopodus colisa, Trichopodus cotra
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 21–28 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Detritivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Bubble nest
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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