So why was this kind named as kissing gourami.
Marble kissing gourami.
The popular kissing gourami commonly called a kisser originates from the indonesian island of java and is also found in borneo cambodia malaysia thailand and vietnam.
Among the representatives of this subspecies there are fish of yellow pink as well as a greenish hue.
Helostoma temminckii marble marble kissing gourami reg.
Their fins are usually light green.
Macropodus opercularis moonlight gourami lrg.
Today virtually all specimens sold in the united states are commercially bred in florida.
As the kissing gourami grows to a large size a large tank of at least 70 80gal.
It is commonly cultivated in the southern indochina region as a food fish.
They are practically the only fish capable of freeing an aquarium of hydra.
The kissing gourami has been a popular fish for many years mainly due to its kissing motion produced by the mouth.
Kissing balloon mutations have also been produced as well helostoma.
Trichogaster microlepis moonlight gourami med.
Helostoma temminckii marble metallic paradise gourami lrg.
When they do this it means that one is trying to establish dominance over the other.
The fish comes in two colorations.
For observers it looks like kissing.
The kissing gourami can get quite large often 10 12 inches in length.
They are not kissing but they are in fact acting aggressive and having a showdown.
This gourami is one of many varieties of the three spot gourami.
They can grow up to 12 inches in size so they need a large aquarium minimum 75 gallons.
Like all the osphromenids the blue gouramis have a labyrinth organ which serves to breathe air allowing them to live in muddy and little oxygenated waters.
Kissing gourami helostoma temminkii these fish get their name because of their kissing behavior but it s still not known why they display this behavior.
The wild brown greenish coloration and the ornamental pinkish pearl coloration.
The kissing motion is also a method of grazing on algae from objects.
They stand in front of each other and swim slowly for some period of time and then for a short time their mouths meet.
Kissing gourami is especially liked by aquarists.
The kissing gourami gets its name from the way it will kiss other gouramis and other fish in your tank.
The cultivated varieties lack such points and they are the marble gurami light blue with a darker variegation and the golden one.
Its colored in a light bluish tone that s topped with a darker marble like patterning and thus it is also known as the marbled gourami.
The kissing motion when carried out between two fish is actually a fighting motion where the weaker fish should give in.
The pattern is dynamic and variable making this pretty fish an appealing addition to a community aquarium.
