21. In the fishkeeping hobby, the banded gourami is appreciated for its distinctive color bands and peaceful nature. 22. I noticed in one of the tanks a dwarf gourami with a true split tail ( double tail ). 23. I was curious what causes this and if there is any information available to breeding true split tail gourami . 24. Similar experiments involving blue gourami fish and domesticated quail have shown that such conditioning can increase the number of offspring. 25. The name " gourami ", of Javanese origin, is also used for fish of the families Helostomatidae and Anabantidae. 26. A gourami in a community tank will snap and charge any other fish which are small enough for it to bully. 27. Like all labyrinth fish, the moonlight gourami has a special lung-like organ that allows it to breathe air directly. 28. A snakeskin gourami can grow up to 8 inches ( 20 cm ) in captivity and its spawns are also unusually large. 29. A colour variant of the honey gourami is the "'red honey gourami "', which is slightly redder in colour. 30. A colour variant of the honey gourami is the "'red honey gourami "', which is slightly redder in colour.
