wilson Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 does anyone have any info on this fish also knowen as dwarf croaking gourami or Sparkling Gourami any info would be great thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 sparkling gourami and croaking gourami are two different fish arent they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 in a book i have it calls it a dwarf croaking gourami the same book also has the croaking gourami at organism its called sparkling gourami so does anyone have any info??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 I haven't had them before, what kind of info are you after? First hand experience? Cos there are lots of stats on the web. almost like someone crossed a blue neon dwarf gourami with a dark purple betta :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 the ones at organism arent croaking gourami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel1708 Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 I bought 5 Sparkling gouramis a couple of weeks ago. They are in a planted tank with other small fish and I really like them. They have beautiful colouration under the right light, red & blue spots and stripes and little green emerald eyes - very cute! They sparkle like glitter almost - hence the name I guess. They make a strange croaking noise too - at first I couldn't recognise the noise and thought the glass on the tank was stressed and creaking a bit!! They get along with all the fish in my tank - small shoaling fish, plecos and corys. The only one who doesn't like them is the little dwarf cichlid who has issues with everyone :roll: Plus I wouldn't keep them with any other anabantoids as they gang up on them - they picked on an adult siamese fighter who had to be removed from the tank within 5 minutes of arrival! But that is a general rule for most anabantoids anyway. If you have any specific questions I would be happy to answer them if I can Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 sparkling gourami and croaking gourami are two different fish arent they? Dixon is bang on.... Croaking Gourami and Sparkling Gourami are different species... They are closely related however. Croaking Gourami - Trichopsis vittatus Sparkling Gourami - Trichopsis pumila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Dixon is bang on.... Croaking Gourami and Sparkling Gourami are different species... They are closely related however. Croaking Gourami - Trichopsis vittatus Sparkling Gourami - Trichopsis pumila i know its not the same fish BUT a book i have ( an illustrated encyclopedia if aquarium fish calls Trichopsis pumila dwarf croaking gourami in the same book it also has the normal croaking gourami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 why cant fish jsut have one common name :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 why cant fish jsut have one common name :-? so true :lol: :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 That's why we try to refer to our fish with the hard to say/write name. Da scientific name. Learn them or look them up to use them, then there will be NO confusion. Common names are just that, - - - COMMON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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