Pearl gourami
Trichopodus leerii
Photo: h080 · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Adult size
- 10 cm4 in
- Start with
- 1
- Tank length
- 90 cm35 in
- Lifespan
- 5–10 yrs
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C75–82 °F
- pH
- 6–8
- Hardness
- 5–15 dGH
- Diet
- omnivore
Surface plants and calm neighbours suit this larger gourami.Surface plants and calm neighbours suit this larger gourami.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
Tiger barbTiger barb may nip the long fins of Pearl gouramiTiger barb may nip the long fins of Pearl gourami
- American flagfish
American flagfish may nip Pearl gouramiAmerican flagfish may nip Pearl gourami
- Blind cave tetra
Blind cave tetra may nip Pearl gouramiBlind cave tetra may nip Pearl gourami
- Buenos Aires tetra
Buenos Aires tetra may nip Pearl gouramiBuenos Aires tetra may nip Pearl gourami
- Butterfly splitfin
Butterfly splitfin may nip Pearl gouramiButterfly splitfin may nip Pearl gourami
- Chinese barb
Chinese barb may nip Pearl gouramiChinese barb may nip Pearl gourami
- Colombian tetra
Colombian tetra may nip Pearl gouramiColombian tetra may nip Pearl gourami
- Red eye tetra
Red eye tetra may nip Pearl gouramiRed eye tetra may nip Pearl gourami
- Silvertip tetra
Silvertip tetra may nip Pearl gouramiSilvertip tetra may nip Pearl gourami
- Ticto barb
Ticto barb may nip Pearl gouramiTicto barb may nip Pearl gourami
- Alligator gar
Alligator gar may eat Pearl gouramiAlligator gar may eat Pearl gourami
- Amazon puffer
Amazon puffer may nip Pearl gouramiAmazon puffer may nip Pearl gourami
Sources
| temperature | 24–28 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
|---|---|---|
| ph | 6–8 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
| gh | 5–15 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · low |
| origin | Asia | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| notes | Surface plants and calm neighbours suit this larger gourami. | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| beginner friendly | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| care level | easy | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| color palette | #9EAA99, #465858 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| activity | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| swim zone | top | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| temperament | peaceful | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| fin nipper | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| long finned | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| territorial | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling min | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| diet | omnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| lifespan years | 5–10 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| growth to adult months | 12 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| length weight | {"a":0.012,"b":3} | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| planted safe | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| min tank length | 90 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| body shape | gourami | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |