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Harvey's Licorice Gourami, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Parostoteles · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Harvey's Licorice Gourami

Parosphromenus harveyi

The Harvey's Licorice Gourami (Parosphromenus harveyi) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It grows to 1.1 cm. The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–28 °C.

Size
1.1 cm
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
Drawn to scale in a 40 cm tank

In the wild

Water type
Freshwater
Climate zone
Tropical

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderPerciformes
  2. FamilyOsphronemidae
  3. GenusParosphromenus
  4. SpeciesParosphromenus harveyi

Quick answers

Harvey's Licorice Gourami size: how big does it get?
It grows to 1.1 cm.
Harvey's Licorice Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?
A tank with a footprint of at least 40 × 20 cm.
Harvey's Licorice Gourami water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 22–28 °C, pH 3.0–6.5, hardness 1–4 °dGH.
Harvey's Licorice Gourami: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered.

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Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.