Dwarf Gourami Female

Dwarf female gourami are plain tan-colored creatures that breed with any of the male Colisa lalia dwarf gourami varieties. It is a good idea to keep a few females with a school of males. The male dwarf gourami will display their colors more boldly for the females. Who wouldn't? The internet provides abundant information on breeding gourami.

Quick Facts

Care Guide

Tank setup: Give them a heater, a gentle filter and plenty of plants, including floating plants. Keep a lid on the tank and leave a gap of air above the water, since gouramis breathe from the surface.

Feeding: Feed a quality flake or small pellet once or twice a day, only as much as they eat in a couple of minutes. They also enjoy frozen foods like bloodworms and brine shrimp.

Tankmates: Keep them with small, peaceful fish such as rasboras, small tetras, corydoras and otocinclus. Avoid fin-nippers like tiger barbs and other male dwarf gouramis.

Good to know: Keeping more females than males spreads out his attention. Males build bubble nests at the surface when they are ready to breed.