Spotted Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 40 × 20 cm.

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Spotted Gourami

Malpulutta kretseri

The Spotted Gourami (Malpulutta kretseri) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 4 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 16–22 °C.

Size: 4 cmtotal length
Temperature: 16–22 °C
pH: 5.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 40 × 20 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature16–22 °C

pH5.0–7.5

Hardness1–8 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyOsphronemidae
GenusMalpulutta
SpeciesMalpulutta kretseri

Quick answers

Spotted Gourami size: how big does it get?: It grows to 4 cm (total length).
Spotted Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 40 × 20 cm.
Spotted Gourami water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 16–22 °C, pH 5.0–7.5, hardness 1–8 °dGH.
Spotted Gourami: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered.