Deissner's Licorice Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Deissner's Licorice Gourami

Parosphromenus deissneri

The Deissner's Licorice Gourami (Parosphromenus deissneri) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–28 °C.

Size: 3 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 22–28 °C
pH: 3.0–6.5
Tank footprint: 40 × 20 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature22–28 °C

pH3.0–6.5

Hardness1–4 °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
GenusParosphromenus
SpeciesParosphromenus deissneri

Quick answers

Deissner's Licorice Gourami size: how big does it get?: It grows to 3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Deissner's Licorice Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 40 × 20 cm.
Deissner's Licorice Gourami water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–28 °C, pH 3.0–6.5, hardness 1–4 °dGH.
Deissner's Licorice Gourami: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered.