Dwarf gourami like guppies, you should drop the fish food in a more spread out area so that the Dwarf gourami has a higher chance to snatch the food before the other fish do for as mentioned earlier, Dwarf gourami's are timid fish. Dwarf gouramis tolerate fairly high temperatures. Temperatures of are easily tolerated. Dwarf gouramis raised for aquarium trade in Singapore may carry dwarf gourami iridovirus. Recent research has shown that 22% of Singapore "Trichogaster lalius" carry this virus. A varied diet is very important to the dwarf gourami, which is an omnivore that prefers both algae-based foods and meaty foods.
Dwarf gourami Dwarf gourami The dwarf gourami ("Trichogaster lalius") is a species of gourami native to South Asia. The dwarf gourami is native to Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. However, it has also been widely distributed outside of its native range. It inhabits slow-moving waters in rivulets, streams and lakes, occurring in areas with plentiful vegetation. This species can reach a length of TL. Male dwarf gouramis in the wild have diagonal stripes of alternating blue and red colors; females are a silvery color. Besides the difference in color, the sex can be determined by the dorsal fin. The male's dorsal fin is