A red spotted albino Osphronemus Gourami
I have a red spotted albino Osphronemus Gourami about 6" long. I am looking for information on him so I can better take care of him. I know he will get appx. 2' in length, but that is all, other that what I have observed. Right now I have him in a 30 gal.
<Too small>
tank and know I will have to transfer to a bigger tank. I have another tank, 125 gal , with assorted discus, 2 moonlight Gouramis, 1 pearl Gourami, 1 Synodontis catfish, and 1 Plecos.
<Don't mix with the Discus...>
Would the red spotted albino Osphronemus Gourami do OK in the 125 or would he eventually pick on the discus. Any information on him would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You,
Donna C.
<Please see WWM re... The "spotted" types are the same species as the wild type. Bob Fenner>

Osphronemus Gourami
Hi Fenner,
I'm currently located in Houston and have been looking for some Osphronemus Gourami, but I couldn't find any. I'm not sure if you stock these fish at all, if not would direct me to stores or farms where I can get some.
<Hmm, the true Gourami... shouldn't be that hard to source locally... even "albino" ones... Have you checked with your local fish stores? Look up a larger specialty one in your area and ask them if they'd "special order" one/these for you... almost all shops have a mechanism (order book) for placing such requests. This is what I would do... if there are troubles, delays in delivery... they will be able to rectify it. If no luck this route, please re-contact me. Bob Fenner>
Thank you so much, Lap

Giant Red Finned Gourami... comp.   12/12/06
Hi there,
<Hey there>
I have a giant red finned gourami in my 100 gallon aquarium.  Since I've added him a year ago, he has grown at a fast rate.
<Ah, yes... the "true" goramy (not a mis-spelling), Osphronemus>
He is currently 13" from lip to tail.  The problem is, since he has grown he has become very aggressive towards a large albino Oscar. (around 9" long).  He is fine with the regular Oscar and Green Severum.
<Need much more room... The albino is more similar to the Gourami in appearance>
He just doesn't seem to like this Albino Oscar.. he behaviour has been getting worse recently, and he took out one of the eyes on the Albino.
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  I don't have room in my apartment to separate them, what can I do to calm his aggression?  I've tried rearranging the aquarium, it works for a few hours at most.
Thanks for your time,
Justin
<A much larger volume might help, but at this point, removing either the aggressor or the losing Albino is the route to go. Bob Fenner>