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Anjungan Licorice Gourami

Parosphromenus anjunganensis

Also known as anjungan licorice gourami, anjungan liquorice gourami, licorice gourami, liquorice gourami, parosphromenus anjungan, パロスフロメヌス・アンジュンガネンシス, sepat anjungan, 安琼甘巧克力丽丽

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A tiny gourami from Bornean peat swamps with a brown body marked by dark horizontal bands, while displaying males show dark fins edged in light blue and white. Keepers value it as a rare blackwater species and for the striking courtship colours of the males.

Care at a glance

Care level

Hard

Temperament

Peaceful

Adult size

3.5 cm

Temperature

24 to 28 °C

pH

4 to 6

Smallest tank

30 litres

Keep as

A pair or small group in a species-only tank

Diet

Carnivore: live foods such as daphnia, cyclops, brine shrimp nauplii, grindal worms and small insect larvae

Swims

Middle of the tank

Lifespan

3 to 5 years

Water

Freshwater

Wild range

Indonesia: western Kalimantan (Borneo), Kapuas basin near Anjungan

Breeding

Males build a small bubble nest under a leaf or inside a cave, and the pair spawn upside down beneath it, with the male guarding eggs and fry. Spawning is achievable in very soft, acidic water, but raising fry needs tiny live foods and stable conditions.

Good to know

Needs very soft, acidic, tannin-stained water and fails quickly in hard or alkaline conditions. It is listed as threatened because its peat swamp habitat is being lost, and wild-caught stock is easily confused with other licorice gouramis.