Leopard gourami

ikuzo · 02-23-2008, 04:16 PM

so i got 4 Ctenopoma acutirostre

what to do? how to care?

please don't blame me because i haven't researched yet befor buying this fish. i just accidentally saw them in an LFS and bought them

google search they're pretty hardy, i need someone that actually kept this fish and infos based on experiences.

thanks

Stasiu · 02-23-2008, 06:52 PM

I had one that i kept for a while, it got to be over 4 inches before i gave him away. Nothing hard to keep in my experience, but they do prefer some kind of cover. It would eat normal flake but really preffered blood worms and feeder guppies.

ikuzo · 02-24-2008, 02:13 PM

damn i kept 4 of them in my 3 gallon tank... oh well...

how fast can they grow?

psybock · 02-24-2008, 11:32 PM

Think ambush predator, with a big mouth and a keen intelligence...but they also are a hiding type of fish, they'd rather keep out of the light and even though they are the equivalent to African Gouramis (like Chromides are Asian Cichlids), they rely more on gills than labyrinth organ to obtain air....

Kevin

IceH2O · 02-25-2008, 12:29 AM

I've had mine for close to 2 years now and ones about 6 inches and the other is 4 inches. They grew pretty fast the 1st year. No way they will stay in a 3 gallon long at all,less then a month.

Mine are in a 75 and while they usually hang near the driftwood they also swim all over the tank looking for food. I wouldn't keep 2 in less then a 20 long.

One of mine will eat flake but the other won't. They both love earthworms,bloodworms, freeze dried shrimp and cut up raw shrimp,cichlid gold pellets,cichlid food sticks,shrimp pellets, but by far their favorite is live ( rosy reds and convict fry).

They love a heavily planted tank with lots of hiding places. I usually find mine under my big piece of driftwood or in between the stems of my plants.

ikuzo · 02-25-2008, 03:47 AM

yeah they hide most of the time between wood gaps. when i give them bloodworms, they just peek and snatch the food then back hiding again. i'll move them once they got bigger. thanks all

pgtanks · 03-01-2008, 06:44 AM

I have been fond of these fish since I first started keeping fish. I've never seen these around here before but I found a tankful at the wallmart and bought the 6 most healthy looking individuals. They definitely are a shy predator

and don't eat flakes yet... From what I know they grow pretty big for a gourami (giants excluded) so I'm just setting up my 90 gallon for them.
Another neat fish that might suit your needs in such a small tank are honey gourami's. They stay real small, bout an inch.

ikuzo · 03-03-2008, 01:01 AM

my leopard now comes out quite often oh yeah...

honey gourami looks cute.

**PRESTON4479** · 03-13-2008, 02:12 AM

Does this fish require salt? I really like this fish but dont want to add it to the tank if it requires salt.

ikuzo · 03-13-2008, 03:38 AM

it's about 3 weeks it's fine in my tank without salt

**PRESTON4479** · 03-13-2008, 03:42 AM

Great! I'm gonna keep an eye out at pet smart for it. If they dont have it I have seen it at a few other lfs.

Thanks

02-23-2008, 04:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,753	Leopard gourami so i got 4 Ctenopoma acutirostre what to do? how to care? please don't blame me because i haven't researched yet befor buying this fish. i just accidentally saw them in an LFS and bought them google search they're pretty hardy, i need someone that actually kept this fish and infos based on experiences. thanks __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

02-24-2008, 02:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,753	damn i kept 4 of them in my 3 gallon tank... oh well... how fast can they grow? __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

02-24-2008, 11:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
psybock Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Moncks Corner, SC Posts: 188	Think ambush predator, with a big mouth and a keen intelligence...but they also are a hiding type of fish, they'd rather keep out of the light and even though they are the equivalent to African Gouramis (like Chromides are Asian Cichlids), they rely more on gills than labyrinth organ to obtain air.... Kevin __________________ Sheer Madness!!!

02-25-2008, 12:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
IceH2O Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rock Hill,SC Posts: 175	I've had mine for close to 2 years now and ones about 6 inches and the other is 4 inches. They grew pretty fast the 1st year. No way they will stay in a 3 gallon long at all,less then a month. Mine are in a 75 and while they usually hang near the driftwood they also swim all over the tank looking for food. I wouldn't keep 2 in less then a 20 long. One of mine will eat flake but the other won't. They both love earthworms,bloodworms, freeze dried shrimp and cut up raw shrimp,cichlid gold pellets,cichlid food sticks,shrimp pellets, but by far their favorite is live ( rosy reds and convict fry). They love a heavily planted tank with lots of hiding places. I usually find mine under my big piece of driftwood or in between the stems of my plants. __________________ My tanks: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ph...new-scape.html

02-25-2008, 03:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,753	yeah they hide most of the time between wood gaps. when i give them bloodworms, they just peek and snatch the food then back hiding again. i'll move them once they got bigger. thanks all __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

02-23-2008, 06:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Stasiu Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: OH Posts: 60	I had one that i kept for a while, it got to be over 4 inches before i gave him away. Nothing hard to keep in my experience, but they do prefer some kind of cover. It would eat normal flake but really preffered blood worms and feeder guppies.

03-01-2008, 06:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
pgtanks Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada, Northern BC Posts: 37	I have been fond of these fish since I first started keeping fish. I've never seen these around here before but I found a tankful at the wallmart and bought the 6 most healthy looking individuals. They definitely are a shy predator and don't eat flakes yet... From what I know they grow pretty big for a gourami (giants excluded) so I'm just setting up my 90 gallon for them. Another neat fish that might suit your needs in such a small tank are honey gourami's. They stay real small, bout an inch.

03-03-2008, 01:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,753	my leopard now comes out quite often oh yeah... honey gourami looks cute. __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

03-13-2008, 02:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
PRESTON4479 Planting ain't easy (View User Tanks) PTrader: (52) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Newark, DE Posts: 755	Does this fish require salt? I really like this fish but dont want to add it to the tank if it requires salt. __________________ *Brian* Equipment: 55g, 3x 9watt tt uv, 2-xp3's, red sea co2 system(paintball), inline co2 reactor, 216 watt catalina t5 fixture, milwaukee ph controller, 300 watt hydor inline heater, flourite mix *Filstar Pimp* #100

03-13-2008, 03:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,753	it's about 3 weeks it's fine in my tank without salt __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

03-13-2008, 03:42 AM	#11 (permalink)
PRESTON4479 Planting ain't easy (View User Tanks) PTrader: (52) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Newark, DE Posts: 755	Great! I'm gonna keep an eye out at pet smart for it. If they dont have it I have seen it at a few other lfs. Thanks __________________ *Brian* Equipment: 55g, 3x 9watt tt uv, 2-xp3's, red sea co2 system(paintball), inline co2 reactor, 216 watt catalina t5 fixture, milwaukee ph controller, 300 watt hydor inline heater, flourite mix *Filstar Pimp* #100

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