{"title":"Gouramis","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"flame-paradise-fish-macropodus-opercularis","title":"Flame Paradise Fish","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eOne of the oldest ornamental fish in the hobby, banded in red and blue with long flowing fins. Hardy to the point of indestructible, and considerably more aggressive than its looks suggest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOmnivorous and unfussy. Flake, pellets and frozen foods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMales are highly aggressive toward one another and toward other long-finned fish. Keep one male only. Not a community fish in the usual sense - best in a species tank or with fast, robust tankmates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBold, territorial and constantly patrolling. Breathes atmospheric air at the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTolerates cool water and can be kept unheated indoors. The aggression is the real consideration: two males will fight seriously, and long-finned tankmates will be attacked.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328642720119,"sku":"AG-103756","price":4.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328642752887,"sku":"AG-103757","price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328642785655,"sku":"AG-103758","price":8.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"kissing-gourami-helostoma-temminckii","title":"Kissing Gourami","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA pale pink gourami with thickened, protruding lips used to rasp surfaces and to spar with rivals in the mouth-to-mouth pushing contest that gives the fish its name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOmnivorous with a strong vegetable requirement. Quality flake and pellets with spirulina, algae wafers and blanched vegetables. Grazes surfaces constantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful when small and increasingly boisterous with size. Will harass smaller fish and rasp at the flanks of slow, flat-bodied tankmates such as discus and angelfish. Best with robust medium-sized fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrazes constantly on any available surface. Breathes atmospheric air at the surface via the labyrinth organ. The kissing behaviour is a trial of strength between rivals, not affection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrequently sold at 5 cm as a novelty community fish and reaches 20-25 cm. It needs a large tank, and it will eat soft plants and graze the slime coat of flat-bodied tankmates.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328643342711,"sku":"AG-103753","price":3.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328643375479,"sku":"AG-103754","price":3.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328643408247,"sku":"AG-103755","price":4.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"marbled-kissing-gourami-helostoma-temminckii","title":"Marbled Kissing Gourami","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA marbled colour form of the kissing gourami, patterned in mottled dark grey over pink. The same large, surface-grazing fish as the standard form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOmnivorous with a strong vegetable requirement. Spirulina flake and pellets, algae wafers and blanched vegetables.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful when small, boisterous when grown. Will rasp at the flanks of slow flat-bodied fish. Best with robust medium-sized tankmates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrazes surfaces continuously and breathes atmospheric air at the surface. The kissing is a contest of strength between rivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaches 20-25 cm despite being sold small. Needs a large tank, and will eat soft plants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328657793399,"sku":"AG-103594","price":3.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328657826167,"sku":"AG-103595","price":4.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328657858935,"sku":"AG-103596","price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"ornate-ctenopoma-microctenopoma-ansorgii","title":"Ornate Ctenopoma","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA small African labyrinth fish banded in orange and dark blue, the colour intensifying dramatically when males display. Shy, unusual and quite unlike the Asian gouramis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrefers meaty foods. Frozen bloodworm, daphnia and brine shrimp. Often refuses dry flake entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful but timid and easily outcompeted. Best in a species tank or with small calm fish. Will eat anything very small.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoves slowly and deliberately through cover rather than swimming in the open. Breathes atmospheric air at the surface. Males colour up hard when displaying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeeds dense planting, dim light and soft acidic water to feel secure. In a bright open tank with boisterous tankmates it will hide permanently and starve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328658776439,"sku":"AG-103582","price":7.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328658809207,"sku":"AG-103583","price":9.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328658841975,"sku":"AG-103584","price":12.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"sunset-thick-lipped-gourami-trichogaster-labiosa","title":"Sunset Thick-Lipped Gourami","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA selectively bred orange form of the thick-lipped gourami, warm honey through to deep sunset orange with age. Calm, hardy and considerably less fragile than the dwarf gourami.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOmnivorous. Flake, pellets and frozen foods with some vegetable content.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful and calm. Keep one male, or a male with two or more females; two males will squabble. Good with most peaceful community fish, but avoid fin-nippers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlow, deliberate swimmer that uses the long pelvic feelers to explore. Breathes atmospheric air at the surface via the labyrinth organ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnobstructed surface access is essential. A far better bet than the dwarf gourami, which is widely affected by iridovirus in the trade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328662217079,"sku":"AG-103337","price":3.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328662249847,"sku":"AG-103338","price":3.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328662282615,"sku":"AG-103339","price":4.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]}],"url":"https:\/\/realaquatics.co.uk\/collections\/gouramis.oembed","provider":"Real Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}