Finally got my Dream Giant Gourami!!!

[Vlekkie]

Just remember the more vegetables you feed your GG, the bigger and quicker he will grow.

 

[Chillz23]

There is a 2 foot one of these being given away around the corner from me. I sorta wanna save it but I'm not sure I can get over how ugly they are, lol

 

[BigTex]

Gorgeous fish!! She makes that oscar look tiny

 

[BigTex]

There is a 2 foot one of these being given away around the corner from me. I sorta wanna save it but I'm not sure I can get over how ugly they are, lol

If you have the room, Id say go for it. Their fantastic personalities more than make up for their "ugliness".

 

[Chillz23]

Do you think I should? He's growing on me... Here he is he's 28.5 inches long lol

 

[jwh]

If you have the space, do it, I have two, a gg like the one you're about to adopt, and a rtgg.

 

[BigTex]

Wow What an awesome specimen! Imo he needs at least a 300 to live comfortably. If you have the tank space it's a no brainer.

 

[Flying Fox]

Hi. Love this thread. I thought to share pics of my O. Septemfasciatus since there was mention of the 4 species in the GG family and two have been shown already. If someone has some pics of the unicorn level Elephant Ear GG, we then have all represented. I have had this guy since he was 3" and that was 21 years ago. He is currently 18" , by himself in a 100 gal. His long time companion of 20 years (a syndontis cat) passed away a year ago at age 25. He was in a funk for over a month (eating very little or not at all) but is back to normal now. He surely missed his buddy. :-(

 

[jwh]

Amazing, 21 year old, that must be pretty unusual, nice looking fish, a true wet pet.

 

[Flying Fox]

Thanks. According to what little info I can find on these, supposedly their lifespan is around 40-50years (also cross referencing O. Goramy info, any confirmation on this?). How long has some other GG owners (any species) have had theirs?