Samuri Gourami....

[mattlee]

just came accross the samuri gourami on the net. does anyone have one? or can tell me a bit about them please?

 

[Wills]

wow nice! Not heard of the Samuri name but I have heard of them as either Valentini or Valentines Gourami

 

[walkers101]

just pulled this from a site


The Samurai gourami, Sphaerichthys vaillanti, is a close relative of the chocolate gourami which has recently started becoming more readily available in the U.S aquarium trade. First discovered in Indonesian Borneo, this exciting new fish is considerably more colorful than it’s cousin S. osphronemoides. The samurai gourami grows a little bit larger than chocolates, reaching a length of just over 3″ (8cm) and they also have a slightly more angular snout. This exciting species is just now starting t show up with some regularity and you can expect to pay around $25 for immatures pairs and up to $30 for large single adults. Although these fish may require special conditions like reduced lighting, very soft water and much more docile tankmates than your typical freshies, if these fish are well conditioned they will readily breed and they are mouthbrooders to boot! The male S. vaillanti incubates the eggs in his mouth until the young are ready to hatch at which time tiny well formed young gouramis are released. Image of male above from FlickR user Fontok and image of the female below from Otsuka-Nettaigyo. Follow the break for the full video of spawning and courting of this species and let us know in the comments if you have any experiences with this exceptional new anabantoid.

so your gonna have to reduce your PH mate

http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-dwQkUypd0

 

[Tonym]

Samurai Gourami's are very similar to chocloate Gourami's. They need a low PH of about 4.0 - 6.0 also need low nitrates and grow to about 8 or so cm. They are moothbrooder's. They need to live in warm water between 26 - 30 degrees. Ive never seen them for sale but they are a very nice looking fish.

 

[Curiosity101]

Awesome find matt. Wish I had the space for some! Just going to go look at some on youtube.