Pearl gourami mouth, as they are slowly sinking, then he spits them into the bubble nest. This sequence is repeated several times, till she has completed her egg-laying. The fry are tiny at hatching. The male takes responsibility for the fry, rescuing them and spitting them back into the nest if they fall out. Some tend to grow faster than others, and will exhibit fratricide, eating their smaller siblings. Pearl gourami The pearl gourami ("Trichopodus leerii") is a species of gourami native to Southeast Asia. These fish reach about TL. The body is a brownish-silver colour, covered in a pearl-like pattern with
Dwarf gourami brine shrimp and finely ground flakes. Freeze-dried tablets may also be fed to older fry. Breeders have created different colour variations, principally varying proportions of red and blue colouring. The "powder blue" variant is almost entirely bright blue. The reddest variety ("flame red") can be confused with the red variety of honey gouramis ("Trichogaster chuna"). One of the most common color morphs is the "turquoise / neon blue", featuring stripes of dark red and bright blue. Dwarf gourami The dwarf gourami ("Trichogaster lalius") is a species of gourami native to South Asia. The dwarf gourami is native to Pakistan, India