Gurami Marble

Marble gourami are peaceful fish, they are goodget on with the neighbors on the aquarium. The size of these fish is quite large: in length they can reach 10-14 cm. The body of marble gourami is oval, high, while males differ from females by a narrower body, and also by longer and pointed fins.

Marble Gourami got its name for a specialcoloring: on a light gray background there are dark spots, stripes. This color is similar to the color of marble. On the caudal fin, the marble gourami have small yellow specks.

Contain marble gourami can be in aquaria with a volume of 50 liters. Water parameters in the aquarium for the maintenance of marble gurami are as follows:

• temperature - +22 ... + 27 ° С;


• rigidity - 6-15 °;


• acidity - 6-7.

Marble gourami, like other labyrinthine fishes, he can breathe atmospheric oxygen, and therefore periodically can float to the surface of the water to collect air. In this regard, the aquarium should be covered with a lid.

Marble gurus do not need aeration andfiltration of water, but they like cleanliness, so still in the aquarium should be installed and a filter, and aerator (especially if the aquarium is multi-species). It also requires regular cleaning of the aquarium, changing water every week by 1/4 of the volume. The aquarium should be well lit.

Marble prefers grapes in the middle and upper layers of water, the food can be taken from both the surface and the water column. By the way, food for gourami of this variety is suitable for anyone, since these fish are omnivorous.

For example, from live feeds can be offered by gouchers of bloodworm and tubule, daphnia, artemia, corotra, flies. From dry feeds Cyclops, Gammarus, and from vegetable - bread crumbs, lettuce leaves are good.

In the aquarium with marble gurus should be plantedmore plants, on the bottom to put snags: so the females will be able to escape from the persecution of males. But still it is important not to forget to leave enough free space for swimming.

As already mentioned, marble gourami live well with other peaceful and predatory fish, if the latter do not exceed the gurus in size. Otherwise predatory fishes can count gurus food.

If you want to get offspring from marble gurus, then fish are planted in a spawning aquarium volume of 30-50 liters, the water temperature in which is maintained 3 degrees higher than usual.

In the spawning aquarium male from air bubbles and saliva makes a nest, and the female, ready to spawn, swims under itnest. The female spawns eggs, and the male collects eggs in the mouth and then places it in the nest. After spawning, the female is planted, and the male is left to care for the offspring. After 1-2 days, the larvae peck, and after 3-4 days the fry begin to blur. At this time, the male is also planted from the spawning aquarium, so that he does not eat offspring.

In the aquarium with fry, the water level is maintained at a height of no more than 10-15 cm, aeration is included. Plants are removed. Malkow fed infusoria, Kolovratka.

Marble Gourami Are strong, disease-resistant fish. True, they can easily catch a cold if, by the negligence of the owner, the lid of the aquarium is open: the fish can swallow cold air and get sick of it.

With the correct maintenance of gourami marble can live in the aquarium for a long time - for 5-7 years.