Threestripe Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.

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Threestripe Gourami

Trichopsis schalleri

The Threestripe Gourami (Trichopsis schalleri) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–28 °C.

Size: 5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 22–28 °C
pH: 5.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature22–28 °C

pH5.0–7.5

Hardness1–12 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyOsphronemidae
GenusTrichopsis
SpeciesTrichopsis schalleri

Quick answers

Threestripe Gourami size: how big does it get?: It grows to 5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Threestripe Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Threestripe Gourami water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–28 °C, pH 5.0–7.5, hardness 1–12 °dGH.
Threestripe Gourami: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.