| Giant Gourami | Aquarium Fish Care |
| Size | Usually up to 16 inches or 40 cm in home aquariums but almost double the size in huge aquariums and in the wild |
| Origin | Asia-Borneo, Java, Sumatra and Thailand |
| Natural habitat | Slow moving rivers, lakes and swamps, prefers heavy vegetation |
| Fish Hardiness | Easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 68 - 86 ºF or 20 – 30 ºC |
| Water pH | 6.0 – 8.0 pH |
| Water Hardness | 5 - 25 dH |
| Strata | Top to middle |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Can be considered to be moderately aggressive because of its size |
| Number of same species in one aquarium | Only two because of its size, unless you really have a huge aquarium |
| Minimum tank size | At least 40 gallons or 150 liters for every two fish |
| Community Fish | Yes |
| Compatible with | When enough space is available it can be combined with Silver Dollars, Knife Fish and Plecos |
| Sexes | Mature males develop larger and pointed dorsal and anal fins |
| Food | Omnivorous-flake food and pellets supplemented with live or frozen blood worms or brine shrimp, also vegetables like spinach or lettuce, earthworms |
| Breeding | Easy to breed but again a really huge aquarium is needed |
| Breeding temperature | 81 - 86 °F or 27 - 30 °C |
| Other names | Common Gourami, True Gourami, Jumbo Gourami, or just Gourami |
| Scientific name | Osphronemus goramy |
| Other Scientific names | Trichopus goramy, Osphronemus gourami |
| Lifespan | 15 years and older |
