Kissing Gourami

Native

These fish originate from Thailand to Indonesia. They are highly commercial food fish which are farmed in their native Southeast Asia.

Description

Kissing gouramis, also known as kissers (Helostoma temminckii), are large tropical freshwater fish. The most distinctive feature of the kissing gourami is its mouth. Other than being terminal rather than superior, the kissing gourami's mouth is highly protrusible. Kissing gouramis reach a maximum size of 30 centimetres (12 “).Kissing gouramis are also popular with aquarists for the fish's peculiar "kissing" behaviour of other fish, plants, and other objects. These fish may be useful as algae eaters to control algae growth. The fish will accept vegetables such as cooked lettuce and any kind of live food.