CHOCOLATE GOURAMI – 巧克力飞船

Chocolate Gourami are mouthbrooding fish, and unlike other mouthbrooders, the female gathers the eggs in her mouth until they are ready. In other species,, the male gathers the eggs and cares for them in his mouth. Its very aggressive, and it is recommended that they be kept in a breeding pair with their own territory to keep aggression down in the tank. Chocolate Gouramis (Sphaerichthys osphromenoides) have an oval-shaped body. When you look at them, they even look almost flat. They have small heads in proportion to their bodies and a sharply pointed nose. As its name suggests, its body is a dark chocolate color. It can vary with different hues of brown, from reddish to green. They have 5 stripes that run vertically along their bodies. These stripes can range in color from yellowish gold to orangish. Their black fins have an accordion-fold look to them. The fins are tipped with the same colorations as the vertical stripes. Interestingly enough, the males tend to be a more reddish coloration. Male Chocolate Gouramis are larger at full maturity than females are. Females tend to have a more rounded jaw. This is because the Chocolate Gourami female brood her eggs in her mouth.