Giant Gourami

[Zathoros]

I recall some people talking about Giant Gouramis a few months ago. I
happened to see some at the Tulsa Zoo, and thought I would share my video of
them. The tank they were in was quite large, probably 20 feet long., 8 feet
deep and a width of 8-12 feet, it had an irregular shape. The tank contained
tiger barbs, bala sharks, dragon fish, clown loaches, a couple different
kinds of catfish. It was quite odd seeing the tiny tiger barbs in with all
the other fish, they were by far the smallest. In the video you can see a
clown nibble on the gourami's feeler. The Giant Gourami's have a really nice
color and they have very large scales.

http://www.avadb.com/photos/TulsaZoo_GiantGourami.wmv

If you ever pass through Tulsa the zoo added quite a few aquatic exhibits
over the last year. They opened up the Oklahoma Aquarium just outside Tulsa,
and I think it's spurred a little competition between the two facilities.

[xbit]

yes, I think that was me :) i was looking for a GG and actually found one.

http://x-bit.org/aqua/fish_pics/220/Dscn5932.jpg
http://x-bit.org/aqua/fish_pics/220/Dscn5858.jpg

but as you can see, shes not quite as big yet.

I hope it's years before my GG outgrows the tank. right now it seems to
be growing rather slowly and I feed her quite a bit. My oscar was a MUCH
faster grower.



> Zathoros wrote:
> I recall some people talking about Giant Gouramis a few months ago. I
> happened to see some at the Tulsa Zoo, and thought I would share my video of
> them. The tank they were in was quite large, probably 20 feet long., 8 feet
> deep and a width of 8-12 feet, it had an irregular shape. The tank contained
> tiger barbs, bala sharks, dragon fish, clown loaches, a couple different
> kinds of catfish. It was quite odd seeing the tiny tiger barbs in with all
> the other fish, they were by far the smallest. In the video you can see a
> clown nibble on the gourami's feeler. The Giant Gourami's have a really nice
> color and they have very large scales.
>
> http://www.avadb.com/photos/TulsaZoo_GiantGourami.wmv
>
> If you ever pass through Tulsa the zoo added quite a few aquatic exhibits
> over the last year. They opened up the Oklahoma Aquarium just outside Tulsa,
> and I think it's spurred a little competition between the two facilities.
>
>

[Daniel Morrow]

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> yes, I think that was me :) i was looking for a GG and actually
found one.
>
> http://x-bit.org/aqua/fish_pics/220/Dscn5932.jpg

It looks like I see some silver dollars in there too - am I right
(referencing the above link)? Good luck and later!


> http://x-bit.org/aqua/fish_pics/220/Dscn5858.jpg
>
> but as you can see, shes not quite as big yet.
>
> I hope it's years before my GG outgrows the tank. right now it
seems to
> be growing rather slowly and I feed her quite a bit. My oscar was a
MUCH
> faster grower.
>
>
>
> > Zathoros wrote:
> > I recall some people talking about Giant Gouramis a few months
ago. I
> > happened to see some at the Tulsa Zoo, and thought I would share
my video of
> > them. The tank they were in was quite large, probably 20 feet
long., 8 feet
> > deep and a width of 8-12 feet, it had an irregular shape. The
tank contained
> > tiger barbs, bala sharks, dragon fish, clown loaches, a couple
different
> > kinds of catfish. It was quite odd seeing the tiny tiger barbs in
with all
> > the other fish, they were by far the smallest. In the video you
can see a
> > clown nibble on the gourami's feeler. The Giant Gourami's have a
really nice
> > color and they have very large scales.
> >
> > http://www.avadb.com/photos/TulsaZoo_GiantGourami.wmv
> >
> > If you ever pass through Tulsa the zoo added quite a few aquatic
exhibits
> > over the last year. They opened up the Oklahoma Aquarium just
outside Tulsa,
> > and I think it's spurred a little competition between the two
facilities.
> >
> >

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[xbit]

You are correct, 4 of them in all.

> Daniel Morrow wrote:
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> "xbit" <" "> wrote in message
> ...
>
>>yes, I think that was me :) i was looking for a GG and actually
>
> found one.
>
>>http://x-bit.org/aqua/fish_pics/220/Dscn5932.jpg
>
>
> It looks like I see some silver dollars in there too - am I right
> (referencing the above link)? Good luck and later!
>
>
>
>>http://x-bit.org/aqua/fish_pics/220/Dscn5858.jpg
>>
>>but as you can see, shes not quite as big yet.
>>
>>I hope it's years before my GG outgrows the tank. right now it
>
> seems to
>
>>be growing rather slowly and I feed her quite a bit. My oscar was a
>
> MUCH
>
>>faster grower.
>>
>>
>>
>> > Zathoros wrote:
>>
>>>I recall some people talking about Giant Gouramis a few months
>
> ago. I
>
>>>happened to see some at the Tulsa Zoo, and thought I would share
>
> my video of
>
>>>them. The tank they were in was quite large, probably 20 feet
>
> long., 8 feet
>
>>>deep and a width of 8-12 feet, it had an irregular shape. The
>
> tank contained
>
>>>tiger barbs, bala sharks, dragon fish, clown loaches, a couple
>
> different
>
>>>kinds of catfish. It was quite odd seeing the tiny tiger barbs in
>
> with all
>
>>>the other fish, they were by far the smallest. In the video you
>
> can see a
>
>>>clown nibble on the gourami's feeler. The Giant Gourami's have a
>
> really nice
>
>>>color and they have very large scales.
>>>
>>>http://www.avadb.com/photos/TulsaZoo_GiantGourami.wmv
>>>
>>>If you ever pass through Tulsa the zoo added quite a few aquatic
>
> exhibits
>
>>>over the last year. They opened up the Oklahoma Aquarium just
>
> outside Tulsa,
>
>>>and I think it's spurred a little competition between the two
>
> facilities.
>
>>>
>
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[Zathoros]

Interesting, I don't think I will ever have an aquarium big enough to keep
the Giant Gourami's that I saw. Yours seems to have a much smaller forehead
than the ones I saw, I wonder if they grow big knobby heads later, or if
there are several kinds. I looked at a couple pics from your other post but
didn't see the gourami at first. It looks to be only slightly larger than
the angel, I guess it has a lot of growing to do, to get as big and fat as
the ones I saw.

Thanks,

"xbit" <" "> wrote in message ...
> yes, I think that was me :) i was looking for a GG and actually found one.
>
> http://x-bit.org/aqua/fish_pics/220/Dscn5932.jpg
> http://x-bit.org/aqua/fish_pics/220/Dscn5858.jpg
>
> but as you can see, shes not quite as big yet.
>
> I hope it's years before my GG outgrows the tank. right now it seems to be
> growing rather slowly and I feed her quite a bit. My oscar was a MUCH
> faster grower.
>
>
>
> > Zathoros wrote:
>> I recall some people talking about Giant Gouramis a few months ago. I
>> happened to see some at the Tulsa Zoo, and thought I would share my video
>> of them. The tank they were in was quite large, probably 20 feet long., 8
>> feet deep and a width of 8-12 feet, it had an irregular shape. The tank
>> contained tiger barbs, bala sharks, dragon fish, clown loaches, a couple
>> different kinds of catfish. It was quite odd seeing the tiny tiger barbs
>> in with all the other fish, they were by far the smallest. In the video
>> you can see a clown nibble on the gourami's feeler. The Giant Gourami's
>> have a really nice color and they have very large scales.
>>
>> http://www.avadb.com/photos/TulsaZoo_GiantGourami.wmv
>>
>> If you ever pass through Tulsa the zoo added quite a few aquatic exhibits
>> over the last year. They opened up the Oklahoma Aquarium just outside
>> Tulsa, and I think it's spurred a little competition between the two
>> facilities.
>>

[NetMax]

If anything like cichlids, the nuchal hump on their head is a sign of
age, and most prominent on the males.
--
www.NetMax.tk

"Zathoros" > wrote in message
news:4YRmf.16866$7r6.16667@trnddc07...
> Interesting, I don't think I will ever have an aquarium big enough to
> keep the Giant Gourami's that I saw. Yours seems to have a much smaller
> forehead than the ones I saw, I wonder if they grow big knobby heads
> later, or if there are several kinds. I looked at a couple pics from
> your other post but didn't see the gourami at first. It looks to be
> only slightly larger than the angel, I guess it has a lot of growing to
> do, to get as big and fat as the ones I saw.
>
> Thanks,
>
> "xbit" <" "> wrote in message
> ...
>> yes, I think that was me :) i was looking for a GG and actually found
>> one.
>>
>> http://x-bit.org/aqua/fish_pics/220/Dscn5932.jpg
>> http://x-bit.org/aqua/fish_pics/220/Dscn5858.jpg
>>
>> but as you can see, shes not quite as big yet.
>>
>> I hope it's years before my GG outgrows the tank. right now it seems
>> to be
>> growing rather slowly and I feed her quite a bit. My oscar was a MUCH
>> faster grower.
>>
>>
>>
>> > Zathoros wrote:
>>> I recall some people talking about Giant Gouramis a few months ago. I
>>> happened to see some at the Tulsa Zoo, and thought I would share my
>>> video
>>> of them. The tank they were in was quite large, probably 20 feet
>>> long., 8
>>> feet deep and a width of 8-12 feet, it had an irregular shape. The
>>> tank
>>> contained tiger barbs, bala sharks, dragon fish, clown loaches, a
>>> couple
>>> different kinds of catfish. It was quite odd seeing the tiny tiger
>>> barbs
>>> in with all the other fish, they were by far the smallest. In the
>>> video
>>> you can see a clown nibble on the gourami's feeler. The Giant
>>> Gourami's
>>> have a really nice color and they have very large scales.
>>>
>>> http://www.avadb.com/photos/TulsaZoo_GiantGourami.wmv
>>>
>>> If you ever pass through Tulsa the zoo added quite a few aquatic
>>> exhibits
>>> over the last year. They opened up the Oklahoma Aquarium just outside
>>> Tulsa, and I think it's spurred a little competition between the two
>>> facilities.
>>>
>
>

[xbit]

that's one thing I find interesting about the Giant Gourami's. During
youth they look something like an arrow head, but when they mature they
take on a totally different look.

http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/freshfish/text/232.htm

as my GG grows I'll be removing its current tank mates one by one. I'll
also remove some of the decorations leaving a few plants. This should
give an 18-20" GG room to have a good life :) But, I have read that they
can grow close to 30" (gulp) and if that's the case I might have some
issues.

> Zathoros wrote:
> Interesting, I don't think I will ever have an aquarium big enough to keep
> the Giant Gourami's that I saw. Yours seems to have a much smaller forehead
> than the ones I saw, I wonder if they grow big knobby heads later, or if
> there are several kinds. I looked at a couple pics from your other post but
> didn't see the gourami at first. It looks to be only slightly larger than
> the angel, I guess it has a lot of growing to do, to get as big and fat as
> the ones I saw.
>
> Thanks,
>
> "xbit" <" "> wrote in message ...
>
>>yes, I think that was me :) i was looking for a GG and actually found one.
>>
>>http://x-bit.org/aqua/fish_pics/220/Dscn5932.jpg
>>http://x-bit.org/aqua/fish_pics/220/Dscn5858.jpg
>>
>>but as you can see, shes not quite as big yet.
>>
>>I hope it's years before my GG outgrows the tank. right now it seems to be
>>growing rather slowly and I feed her quite a bit. My oscar was a MUCH
>>faster grower.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Zathoros wrote:
>>>I recall some people talking about Giant Gouramis a few months ago. I
>>>happened to see some at the Tulsa Zoo, and thought I would share my video
>>>of them. The tank they were in was quite large, probably 20 feet long., 8
>>>feet deep and a width of 8-12 feet, it had an irregular shape. The tank
>>>contained tiger barbs, bala sharks, dragon fish, clown loaches, a couple
>>>different kinds of catfish. It was quite odd seeing the tiny tiger barbs
>>>in with all the other fish, they were by far the smallest. In the video
>>>you can see a clown nibble on the gourami's feeler. The Giant Gourami's
>>>have a really nice color and they have very large scales.
>>>
>>>http://www.avadb.com/photos/TulsaZoo_GiantGourami.wmv
>>>
>>>If you ever pass through Tulsa the zoo added quite a few aquatic exhibits
>>>over the last year. They opened up the Oklahoma Aquarium just outside
>>>Tulsa, and I think it's spurred a little competition between the two
>>>facilities.
>>>
>
>
>