Sparkling/Pygmy Gourami (Trichopsis pumilus)

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I'd say their max length is closer to an inch or so. They can be quite shy little fish but still have incredibly huge personalities! They each stake out a piece of territory & defend it against any intruders of their own kind. Despite this, I've never witnessed any true violence between them [Just make sure there are plenty of places for them to hide throughout the tank.] The males will flare up at one another & make clicking noises, which is quite fun to watch & listen to. After keeping sparkling gouramis for the first time, they quickly became one of my very favorite freshwater tropical fish! I highly recommend them.

Ellen

Striking fish under the right light. Each one has different patterns and highlights. I have 3 and they are very curious fish, always checking out what other fish are doing and seemingly wanting to "hang out" with different species.

Rich

People often confuse two separate species when discussing "Croaking" Gouramis - (1) the Pygmy/Dwarf Croaking Gourami (Trichopsis pumilus) also known as the Sparkling Gourami, which grows to about 1.5" and has metalic colour flecks, and (2) the Croaking Gourami (Trichopsis vittata), which grows to about 2.5" and has darker mor constant colours. Both are beautiful though with subdued colours compared to other Gouramis, both make clicking noises, both are relatively peaceful but territorial among their own kind (especially just after mating) - they rarely hurt each other and their territorial displays are fun to watch. They are slightly timid at first and among fast tankmates, but when they're comfortable they have charming curious personalities. Great fish. Minimum 10 gallons per pair.

Oldsan

Paleboy

An absolutely wonderful and often overlooked fish. Very photogenic too! Not that I recommend it but I had a trio of these and 3 or 4 pygmy cories in a planted 1 gallon tank and they actually bred for me. I didn't even notice until one day I saw the fry while performing a water change. I wasn't prepared and lost them due to not having the right grow out food on hand. I can't wait to try again. One of my favorite fish.
Kurt

god of jibbrock

i love this fish their perfict 4 planted aquariums

bubbless

they are beautiful fish....i had bought five of them for a ~5-7 gallon container. Unfortunately, they passed away one by one. In the beginning they would feed on the small pellets but gradually, they would nibble and spit it out. They were shy little things but had GINORMOUS personalities! Its was a pleasure watching them chase eachother and hide under the banana-lilly pads =). Despite my bad experiencekeeping them alive, i would still buy them again but this time with a little bit more reasearch on their care...