Three-spot gourami
Trichopodus trichopterus
Photo: Aqmal-Naser et al. (2023) · CC BY 4.0
- Tank length
- 100 cmabout 3 ft (39 in)
- Start with
- 1
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C72–82 °F
- pH
- 6–8.5
- Adult size
- 12 cm5 in
- Lifespan
- 5–10 yrs
Adults may dominate quieter gouramis and need visual barriers.Adults may dominate quieter gouramis and need visual barriers.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- Alligator gar
Alligator gar may eat Three spot gouramiAlligator gar may eat Three spot gourami
- Antenna ray
Antenna ray may eat Three spot gouramiAntenna ray may eat Three spot gourami
- Arapaima
Arapaima may eat Three spot gouramiArapaima may eat Three spot gourami
- Asian arowana
Asian arowana may eat Three spot gouramiAsian arowana may eat Three spot gourami
- Australian pearl arowana
Australian pearl arowana may eat Three spot gouramiAustralian pearl arowana may eat Three spot gourami
- Bullseye snakehead
Bullseye snakehead may eat Three spot gouramiBullseye snakehead may eat Three spot gourami
- Butterfly peacock bass
Butterfly peacock bass may eat Three spot gouramiButterfly peacock bass may eat Three spot gourami
- Channel catfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Clown knifefish
Clown knifefish may eat Three spot gouramiClown knifefish may eat Three spot gourami
- Common river stingray
Common river stingray may eat Three spot gouramiCommon river stingray may eat Three spot gourami
- Congo bichir
Congo bichir may eat Three spot gouramiCongo bichir may eat Three spot gourami
- Cuban gar
Cuban gar may eat Three spot gouramiCuban gar may eat Three spot gourami
Data used by the planner
| Temperature | 22–28 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
|---|---|---|
| pH | 6–8.5 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Hardness (dGH) | 5–15 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · low confidence |
| Origin | Asia | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Beginner friendly | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Care level | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Activity | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Swimming level | top | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Temperament | semi aggressive | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Nips fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Long fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Territorial | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lives in groups | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum group | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Diet | omnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lifespan (years) | 5–10 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Months to adult size | 24 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Safe with plants | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum tank length | 100 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |