Fish Identification - Anabantids
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Anabantids

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Black Paradisefish
Pseudosphronemus concolor
Distribution: Thailand and neighboring areas
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Carnivorous
Compatibility: Aggressive, best kept in a species tank or with robust fishes

Chocolate Gourami
Sphaerichths osphromenoides
Distribution: Thailand and neighboring areas
Length: 4 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

Dwarf Gourami
Colisa lalia
Distribution: India
Length: 2 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Giant Gourami
Colisa fasciata
Distribution: India
Length: 3 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

Honey Gourami
Colisa chuna
Distribution: India
Length: 2 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

Kissing Gourami
Helostoma temmincki
Distribution: Southeast Asia
Length: 12 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

Marbled Climbing Perch
Ctenopoma oxyrhynchus
Distribution: Central Africa
Length: 4 inches
Diet: Carnivorous
Compatibility: Aggressive, keep with large fishes

Moonlight Gourami
Trichogaster microlepis
Distribution: Thailand and neighboring areas
Length: 6 inches
Diet: Carnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

Opaline Gourami
Trichogaster sumatranus
Distribution: Thailand and neighboring areas
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Carnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

Paradisefish
Macropodus opercularis
Distribution: Southeast Asia
Length: 3-4 inches
Diet: Carnivorous
Compatibility: Aggressive, best kept in a species tank or with robust fishes

Peaceful Betta
Betta imbellis
From: Thailand and neighboring areas
Length: 3 inches
Diet: Carnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

Pearl Gourami
Trichogaster leeri
Distribution: Thailand and neighboring areas
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

Siamese Fighting Fish
Betta splendens
Distribution: Southeast Asia
Length: 3 inches
Diet: Carnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community, males cannot be kept together

Spike-Tailed Paradisefish
Pseudosphonemus cupanus
Distribution: India
Length: 3 inches
Diet: Carnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

Thick-Lipped Gourami
Colisa labiosa
Distribution: India
Length: 3 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

Three-Spot Gourami
Trichogaster trichopterus
Distribution: Thailand and neighboring areas
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Carnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

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