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    Aquatics Gallery > Asian Zone

    SPECIE NAME:Osphronemus gourami

    COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Giant Gourami

    LOCATION: It is found in South Asia, Thailand and Indo-China

    HABITAT: It lives in fresh or brackish water, particularly slow-moving areas such as swamps, lakes, and large rivers.

    SIZE: UPTO 70 cm UPTO 15 kg

    DIET: Feeds on both plants and animals such as some aquatic weeds, fish, frogs, earthworms and sometimes dead animals

    FACT: Its ability to breathe moist air allows it to survive out of water for long periods of time.

    SPECIE NAME:Osphronemus Laticlavius

    COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Red Tail Gourami

    LOCATION: They are from southeastern Asia, found in Malaysia and Indonesia.

    HABITAT: These types of fish are also found in the stagnant water of swamps and marshlands as well as in canals where the water moves sluggishly.

    SIZE: UPTO 50 cm UPTO 9 kg

    DIET: The Giant Red Tail Gourami are omnivores. In the wild they will eat aquatic algae as well as fish, crustaceans, frogs, worms, and even dead meat.

    FACT: Characteristic of gouramis, they have a special 'labyrinth organ' which enables to survive in oxygen-depleted waters. This organ allows them to absorb atmospheric oxygen directly into the bloodstream by gulping air at the surface.

    SPECIE NAME:Barbonymus altus

    COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Red Tailed Tinfoil

    LOCATION: This barb is found in Southeast Asia in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins of the Mun River as well as the Maeklong, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river systems. They are also found in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Lao PDR.

    HABITAT: Freshwater

    SIZE: potamodromous

    DIET: benthopelagic

    FACT: Diet Type: Omnivore - This fish appreciates a diet supplemented with vegetables as well as live foods. Flake Food: Yes Tablet / Pellet: Yes Live foods (fishes, shrimps, worms): Some of Diet Vegetable Food: Some of Diet Meaty Food: Some of Diet Feeding Frequency: Several feedings per day

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