Yum, Yum, Chocolate Gouramis!!!

[@winmachielse1233]

They’re lovely fish. It’s great to study them during their whereabouts in an aquarium.

[@markzick9236]

Dan, I keep my Chocolates at 83 degrees and they do great in the high Florida heat. It's a myth they require soft, low pH water. My FL City water is 8.2 pH and over 400 DOS. I've ordered twenty five of these fish from Dan and haven't lost a one. They are a mysterious beautiful fish and easy to keep.

[@DansFish]

Thanks for chiming in about the temp...that's great to hear from someone actually keeping them successfully. I'm glad you are enjoying yours!

[@Borntofly1987]

How many you got now?

[@timdoidge3081]

This is how you burn their little kidneys out and cut their lifespan in half

[@Proxyyy825]

that’s the wild caught ones that require soft low ph water. captive bread one’s tolerate a more wide range of water conditions tho

[@pimpingmrli]

I think I bought fish from you a couple months ago. You must not sell these anymore b/c I looked for them and I don't remember you having any. I would love to purchase a few and try them out.

[@DansFish]

We do hope to have more Chocolate Gouramis in soon...one of my favorites.

[@jaime8318]

will your typical cardinal/neon tetras and Harlequin Rasboras be too fast for the chocolate gouramis?

[@DansFish]

I think it comes down to numbers. Cardinals, Neons and Harlequins can be quite fast at feeding time. If there are a lot of them, they might out compete the Chocolate Gourami. If there are a few of them, they might be okay. It gets tricky though because those species tetras and rasboras like to be in schools, so they do best in larger groups.

[@nursebeckus1643]

omg so cute when they’re checkin out the camera! 🥰🥰🥰

[@DansFish]

Inquisitive little buggers, aren't they :)

[@terrywiththeword]

Is that badis badis in there? How are they with them?

[@jonasmilton4928]

“Only about a dozen guppies” sees 4 pregnant guppies in 5 min, u about to have a city

[@DansFish]

Yes, indeed! I spread them around to keep empty tanks cycled while they wait for new occupants. Mutt guppies...the most useful fish in the fishroom!

[@kenjiro2676]

a city LOL

[@shesellsfish]

Such a unique gourami. They are on my bucket list for sure. 👍💕👍

[@DansFish]

Thanks, ShelbyRae!

[@Amber_Tiesinga]

Thank you so much I needed this

[@indranathroychaudhury4984]

Absolutely awesome

[@aritoga999]

can i keep one with one female kribensis ? not a big tank though.

[@DansFish]

I've never tried that combo, so I don't know how they would get along.

[@lash4572]

These guys are aweomse, i keep these chocs, mine didnt fare too well in tapwater had a few losses, then changed to softer water, now their doing fine,but have noticed mine can be picky with foods, some wont even eat off the susbtrate... i also keep parasphaerichthys occellatus (eyespot gourami),and Parosphromenus deissneri which can be quite hard to find in aus.

[@DansFish]

Sounds like you have an awesome anabantoid collection...vids please :)

[@mammawombwomb]

I had 4 of 5 die on me within two weeks of getting them. All the water parameters check out (i am not a newb), I did tons of research ahead of time, the tank is just for them… what can You suggest? This is the first time I had a scenario of the sort….

[@danw4765]

They are so cute

[@kiddynamite7655]

i have a 90 gallon with these and leopoldi angels as the centerpiece and its such a wonderful pairing. have some lemon tetras, green neons, a few apistos, ember tetras, checkerboard barbs, and panda corys to round out the community.

[@kiddynamite7655]

i keep at about 82

[@DansFish]

That sounds like an awesome tank. Leopoldi are amazing fish.

[@lmb2761]

Are you sure about the female brooding eggs? Everything I read indicates the male is the mouth-brooder in chocolate gouramis

[@DansFish]

As far as I know, the female broods in Chocolate Gouramis and the male broods in the Samurai Gouramis.

[@lmb2761]

⁠@@DansFish Right on - thank you! You caused me to do a little digging and I found that indeed the chocolates don't conform to most of the other related anabantoids...are female mouthbrooders. Thanks for your expertise. I love your videos!! LMB

[@amandawilliams1981]

I am getting 2 of these this week! They are my one of my dream fish!!! Im very excited!

[@gathneybrandon3546]

i mite have try them

[@zeezee9653]

Love the ones i got from you. They are really beautiful, interesting behavior, eating everything and more awesome than i imagined.

[@DansFish]

I'm glad you like them! I don't think most people know how great these fish are because they are used to seeing fish that have not been properly transitioned to aquarium life. Once they settle in, they become amazing with fun personalities. One of my favorites and I'm glad I could share them with you.

[@TMAquatics]

Cool fish. Gouramis are underrated imo. Thanks for sharing.

[@DansFish]

Thanks, TM!!!

[@jackanddan]

Very...love our Gold Gouramis and have had many different ones over the years...these guys are really awesome though for sure...

[@wesmail08]

my man, is choco gurame suitable for small tank? how much maximum it can grow on centimetres? thank you

[@michaelyciano2123]

What are the water parameters? I’m having trouble keeping these and samurai Gouramis. I having a hard time keeping a stable lower PH .

[@terrywho22]

One of my very favorite fish. Something about their understated looks and the effortless way they glide though the aquarium. Thanks for showcasing them. What size tank would you suggest for a group of 5-6?

[@thesalviniadude3882]

do you still sell these?

[@sayutsani6616]

Can you update new video about this choc again, love them very much

[@DansFish]

Well, I sold the last ones on Monday, so I can't right now. Hope to have more in soon, though.

[@FreshwaterIchthyology]

I really love the chocolate gouramis, the Sphaerichthys genera are all stunning even the brown Sphaerichthys osphromenoides. Thanks for showing them off, seriously underrated group of gourami and the only gourami I actually find facinating. You should check out the samurai chocolate gourami, Sphaerichthys vaillanti although from talking to people who have kept this species have said their a lot more territorial specifically with their own kind. In the UK we seem to have a few issues with this genera as our water is really very hard (pH 8, TDS 250) and they don't seem to do well in harder water and instead prefer much softer water specifically S. vallianti.

[@DansFish]

I like your taste...I LOVE samurai gouramis. I get them every chance I get. I honestly have not seen any problems when they are kept at a higher pH/hardness. Breeding might be negatively effected ( I don't know for sure), but they will thrive IF they are acclimated properly.

[@--Paws--]

When you mentioned that the guppies sort of "trained" the gouramies, I had a similar experience with my sparkling gourami. It always seem to be just one in the bunch though. I had placed bunch with scissortail rasboras at one time since they were not really big nor really small in size. One seemed to copy the movement and even the coloration of the scissortail. It tried its best to have the same markings, I thought it was a different species too, it mimic the dark tail and what seem to be a faint black line along its body, it was bizzare. Another instance I had a few to be housed in a "plant grow out tank", where I placed plant trimmings to grow. I have a couple of puffers in there to control snails. One sparkling gourami out of this bunch imitated the behavior of the pea puffers. It would fold its tail and make the spots on its body more prominent another odd behavior. I had to split the group since I didn't want too crowd each tank, 3 in one tank and another 3 in another tank.

[@DansFish]

That's neat, Paws. Thanks for sharing!

[@duncandonuts5268]

Could I put 4 of them in a 24-inch long 16 gallon aquarium with 8 small schoolers or so?

[@marthanewsome6375]

I have 2 questions. Can they be kept with dwarf gourami? That's if I keep them in my large paludarium. But if I don't. How many can I keep in 20 gallon? You said they like to be in groups.

[@karolbrooklyn]

I"ve got 4 of them from my local store, but they've last few days only, they're imported and the owner of the store had no clue how to feed them so sold to me very cheap, they're in bad condition already but i felt bad leaving them at the store and die hungry, at least they've had their last good meal on nematodes in my tank

[@DansFish]

I'm sorry to hear they did not make it. I hope you get some healthy ones someday...they are truly amazing fish if they are properly transitioned to aquarium life.

[@michaelmathes1991]

I am looking to buy some chocolate gouramis for my Fluval 15 gallon flex. About how many are safe for the tank. The tank does have live plants and peat to keep the water soft. I am planning on some corys and maybe shrimp. I like her croakers. I have about 5 and their a couple of yearsold. They are hard to find.

[@DansFish]

Sounds like a neat tank. Stocking depends entirely upon how much is fed and how much water is changed, plants, and filtration, but I'd say you could easily get 6 or so of them in a 15 gallon if it is mature and well maintained.

[@michaelmathes1991]

@@DansFish Right now I have three skunk catfish and a couple of female bettas in their . I put about 65% of water from my two older tanks and am using Seachem Stability. If the female bettas are two aggressive I can remove them. I like what you did with the guppies.

[@emmanuelramoncerrer6390]

How do you "train" them to take dried food? Also, by groups, how many are you talking about? Lastly, at what pH do you keep them at?

[@DansFish]

Hello Emmanuel, I start them off by putting in a small amount of flake food each morning and then feeding them live and/or frozen food in the evening. After a couple of weeks, they will start eating the flake food. This way, they learn to eat it without going through a fasting period, which can be stressful to newly imported fish. Groups...the bigger the better. 6 or so if fine, but more is better. At a dozen or so, they really start behaving more "naturally" and feeling more confident. My water is naturally around neutral pH. However, I know lots of folks who keep them in very hard, alkaline water with no problems. I don't think pH matters for keeping them. I think clean water matters.

[@wearefishlover]

Never seen first time thanks for sharing

[@DansFish]

If you ever see healthy one's available and you have space, get them. They are so unique.

[@4funrc11]

Beautiful fish! Really. Thx. :) Since they're stalkers, will they eat dwarf shrimp like Cherry's and such quite easily? Or maybe there's a way to almost, pretty much, prevent that? And what about tank size, like 20L, regular 29 gallon, etc? Finally, max pH if you know? Because mine is kinda high, 7.2 or a little higher. TIA! :)

[@DansFish]

I've never kept them with shrimp. They will hunt shrimplets for sure. I don't know if adult shrimp would be okay with them or not.

[@vb2377]

Can you do a infusoria tutorial?

[@DansFish]

VB 23, I can. It will be a while, but I will get to it one of these days. in the meantime, here's a great video that shows how to do it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2iXmYGIaLtqe6c

[@marinenaut]

u can keep them with cherry shrimp, they are too slow to catch shrimplets

[@misterbgs1]

Shared out on fishtubers notifications

[@DansFish]

Thanks Mister B!!!

[@pavilionend8637]

Wish I could buy fish from you Dan but im a wee bit to far for shipping. New Zealand

[@DansFish]

Yep...that's a pretty far flight :)

[@Indusxstan]

This is the best video video on Chocolate Gouramis on youtube. And it has taught me more than dozens of websites put together. Dan is the video version of www.seriouslyfish.com except that kids can’t absorb the website but this video will thrill them too.

[@christophejanvier3679]

They need crazy ph

[@reelthing4u]

first cheers

[@DansFish]

Woot!!!!!!