ID & Some Personal Experiences & Knowledge With Their Own Giant Gouramy

[Vancouver_98683]

This is a 4" juvenile gouramy I acquired from a LFS for $7 USD. Not common in my area according to some peeps. But anyone with history of raising their own GG from juveniles to adulthood. Can you help ID which gouramy this is? Teeth are not showing as it is young, but 7-9 vertical bands with one going though her/his dot by caudal fin.

1.) Osphronemus Gouramy? (common)
Or
2.) Osphronemus exodon? (Elephant Ear)

3.) It's still a juvie, but can a sex be distinguished this early or based on my pics?

Quick Behavior Bio -
- Not eating any of my plants
- Not chasing or eating any of my smaller tetras, i.e. Cardinals
- Fast moving Congo, bleeding hearts, lampeye, and other tetras does not bother him or her
- Very Docile or "gracefully slow swimming movements"

 

[Vancouver_98683]

Here she/he is hanging out with his buds and new home (for now) in my 75 gallon.

inhabitants:::
18 cardinals,9 Congo,3 black neons,8 lamp eye tetra,10 bleeding hearts,7 columbian tetra :: 1 yoyo,1 zebra,1 Redfin,3 clown,1 Queen,1 polka dot, 2 kuhli loach :: 1 albino rainbow shark :: 1 bushynose, 1 green rubberlip,1 white spotted rubberlip, 1 royal pleco :: 3 sterbai,2 peppered,6 albino,1 brevirostris,2 julii,2 melanstius corydoras :: 1 siamese algae eater

 

[arapaimag]

Very nice tank.

You seem to know they eat plants but choose to put it in a planted tank and find out for yourself. I see as of a few days ago the plants are still there so I guess you are right.

I have a few and yours appears to be a very nice Osphronemus goramy. They are long lived and get fairly large. I have 3 (2 laticlavius and one goramy) that are 15 years in my tanks and were given to me because they were too large for a hobbyist to keep (Only about 12" at the time in 1996). I also have another younger laticlavius, 6 exodon and 3 other goramy (2 of which are the yellow form).

Here is a picture of one of my elephant ear's as a comparison. You can see a few of them in the 15,000 video at which time I was unaware that some of my laticlavius were in fact exodon.

The largest are around 24" and they all eat veggies and fruit.

Best of luck with yours

 

[Vancouver_98683]

Very nice tank.

You seem to know they eat plants but choose to put it in a planted tank and find out for yourself. I see as of a few days ago the plants are still there so I guess you are right.

I have a few and yours appears to be a veUiry nice Osphronemus goramy. They are long lived and get fairly large. I have 3 (2 laticlavius and one goramy) that are 15 years in my tanks and were given to me because they were too large for a hobbyist to keep (Only about 12" at the time in 1996). I also have another younger laticlavius, 6 exodon and 3 other goramy (2 of which are the yellow form).

Here is a picture of one of my elephant ear's as a comparison. You can see a few of them in the 15,000 video at which time I was unaware that some of my laticlavius were in fact exodon.

The largest are around 24" and they all eat veggies and fruit.

Best of luck with yours[/QUOTE

That's a good looker u got there. I assume its female due to non hump growth. I want mine to be just like yours. I'm hoping to get a red tail gg as well real soon. I'm in heavy pursuit as they are hard to find where I'm from (vancouver,wash. U.S).

As for my gg hanging with the habitants and plants. It's a trial and so far so good. Livestock included. I'm hoping for a super docile female. I can't tell. Can u if I snap a better higher res pic from camera, rather than my cell phone? Your assistance and experienced feedback would be awesome.

Thanks,
Sam

 

[arapaimag]

I can not sex them when they are so young. Just wait a while and let it grow.

You will have far more peace in the tank with one than with two.