Moonlight gourami
Trichopodus microlepis
The moonlight gourami from the Mekong and Chao Phraya lives in shallow, densely vegetated ponds and swamps. It eats zooplankton, crustaceans and aquatic insects, and breathes air. The male has orange pelvic fins. It builds a bubble nest, and the female may lay up to 2,000 eggs. It is a food fish in the region.
- Scientific name
- Trichopodus microlepis
- Family
- Osphronemidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Synonyms
- Deschauenseeia chryseus, Osphromenus microlepis, Trichogaster microlepis, Trichopus parvipinnis
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 25–30 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 81 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 90 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Bubble nest
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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