Thick-lipped gourami Thick-lipped gourami The thick-lipped gourami ("Trichogaster labiosa") is a species of gourami native to Southeast Asia. It is a popular aquarium fish. Thick-lipped gouramis can reach a length of TL. They are sexually dimorphic, with the female being silvery, but the male marked with oblique thin red and blue stripes along its flanks. This fish is a freshwater species native to south Myanmar. It has also been introduced into Colombia. Like most other gouramis, the thick-lipped gourami builds a bubble nest into which the eggs are placed. The male guards the eggs but ignores the fry. The thick-lipped gourami has
Three spot gourami its body in line together with the eye being considered as the third spot. It is also known as "hairfin gourami" (from its specific name "trichopterus") or "two-spot gourami" (in Malaysia). Variety names include "opal" or "opaline gourami" (or "Cosby gourami") for varieties with a marbled pattern, "blue gourami" for the blue morph, "gold" or "golden gourami" for the yellow morph, "platinum gourami" for the white morph, and "lavender (or "amethyst") gourami" for the result morph of crossing a blue and gold. Three spot gourami are native to standing or slow-moving freshwater habitats in southeastern Asia, ranging from Yunnan (China),