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Manis Mata Licorice Gourami, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Royal Ontario Museum · CC BY 4.0

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Manis Mata Licorice Gourami

Parosphromenus quindecim

The Manis Mata Licorice Gourami (Parosphromenus quindecim) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 2.9 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–28 °C.

Size
2.9 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature
22–28 °C
pH
3.0–6.5
Tank footprint
45 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature22–28 °C
pH3.0–6.5
Hardness1–4 °dGH
Drawn to scale in a 45 cm tank

In the wild

Water type
Freshwater
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
Midwater, close to the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

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

Quick answers

Manis Mata Licorice Gourami size: how big does it get?
It grows to 2.9 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Manis Mata Licorice Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?
A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.
Manis Mata Licorice Gourami water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 22–28 °C, pH 3.0–6.5, hardness 1–4 °dGH.
Manis Mata Licorice Gourami: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered.

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Sources

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