| Paradise Fish | Aquarium Fish Care |
| Size | Up to 2.5 inches or 6 cm |
| Origin | Asia – China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam and other East Asian countries |
| Natural habitat | Slow moving streams and swamps |
| Fish Hardiness | Easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 61 - 81 ยบF or 16 - 27 ยบC |
| Water pH | 6.0 – 8.0 pH |
| Water Hardness | 4 - 20 dH |
| Strata | Top to middle |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Aggressive |
| Number of same species in one aquarium | One male and one female, two males in a small aquarium will fight till one dies |
| Minimum tank size | 10 gallons or 405 liters for every pair of fish |
| Community Fish | No |
| Compatible with | Only in a large enough aquarium can they be kept with Cory Cats, Plecos and Loaches |
| Sexes | Males are distinctively larger, more colorful and develop longer fins than females |
| Food | Flake food supplemented with live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp |
| Breeding | Relatively easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 75 - 81 °F or 24 - 27 °C |
| Other names | Paradise Gourami |
| Scientific name | Macropodus opercularis |
| Other Scientific names | Labrus opercularis, Macropodus concolor |
| Lifespan | 3 - 5 years |
