# Dwarf Gourami

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## Basic Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Species | Fish |
| Origin | India, Pakistan, Bangladesh |
| Size Category | Small |

## Vital Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Body Length | 5–8.8 cm |
| Lifespan | 2–6 years |

## Adult Preventive Care
- **Exercise Needs**: Intermediate care level
- **Grooming**: Omnivore
- **Annual Exam Focus**: Compatible: Corydoras catfish, small tetras, rasboras, loaches, platies, peaceful bottom dwellers
- **Routine Care**: Incompatible: Other male dwarf gouramis, betta fish, large aggressive cichlids, fin-nippers like tiger barbs, fast-swimming competitive eaters

## Health Predispositions
| Condition | Onset Stage | Risk | Hereditary | Screening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarf Gourami Iridovirus (DGIV) | adult | high | No | No |
| Fin Rot | adult | medium | No | No |
| Ich (White Spot Disease) | adult | medium | No | No |
| Dropsy | adult | high | No | No |

## Breeding & Genetics
- **CHIC Required Tests**: Easy to medium, bubble nest builder
- **Recommended DNA Tests**: Trichogaster lalius

## Behavioral Ethogram
- **Locomotion**: Slow and deliberate swimming in middle to top layers, using pelvic fin feelers to explore environment, gulping air from surface using labyrinth organ, building bubble nests (males), timid and easily startled, hiding in dense vegetation
- **Social**: Peaceful but timid, males can be territorial and aggressive towards each other
- **Stress/Displacement**: Loss of vibrant coloration (fading), clamped fins, hiding constantly, erratic swimming, loss of appetite, hovering at the surface or bottom, rapid breathing

## AI Communication Decoding
- **AI-Trainable Signals**: Fading of bright colors (especially red/blue stripes), clamped fins, erratic swimming or glass surfing, hovering near surface gasping for air, hiding in plants, swelling of the belly (bloat), white patches or lesions on head/body
- **Context-Dependent Vocalizations**: Loss of vibrant coloration (fading), clamped fins, hiding constantly, erratic swimming, loss of appetite, hovering at the surface or bottom, rapid breathing
- **Interspecies Communication**: Water type: Freshwater, pH: 6-8

## Water Parameters & Husbandry
- **Water Temperature**: 22-28°C
- **pH Range**: pH 6-8
- **Water Type & Tank**: Freshwater, Min tank: 40L
- **Diet Type**: Omnivore
- **Care Notes**: Difficulty: Intermediate. Temperament: Peaceful but timid, males can be territorial and aggressive towards each other

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