{"product_id":"opaline-gourami","title":"Opaline Gourami","description":"\u003cp\u003eOpaline gourami are a selectively bred colour variant of the wild Three-Spot gourami. Growing up to 15cm in length, these hardy, freshwater fish are best identified by the ‘marble like’ pattern across their bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpaline gourami are best kept as a single specimen, in a known female-male pair, or multiple (more than three) females to one male with three females to each male, to minimise aggression between the males.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo mimic their natural environment, consider lots of live plants in your aquarium, Opaline gourami appreciate floating plants to reduce the intensity of lighting, as well as taller plants like Java fern and anubias in the background. Also consider bogwood and caves to break up lines of sight, provide hiding places and offer clear territory boundaries. Opaline gourami thrive in dark water setups; consider Indian almond leaves that will release naturals tanins into the water and a fine, dark substrate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpaline gourami are labyrinth fish, they can absorb atmospheric oxygen from the surface of the water, for this reason, make sure that there is space to do this within the floating plants, be sure to make sure that the lid of the aquarium is tight shut so that the air they breathe in is warm and moist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpaline gourami thrive best with a very gentle flow, mimicking the natural slow moving waters of their natural habitats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn store we feed our Opaline gourami \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wirralaquatics.co.uk\/products\/ebo-foods-pro-soft-artemia\"\u003eEBO Pro Soft Artemia\u003c\/a\u003e, Spirulina and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wirralaquatics.co.uk\/products\/ebo-foods-pro-soft-mussel-125g\"\u003eMussel\u003c\/a\u003e as well as frozen and live foods such as daphnia and bloodworm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wirral Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":54074577453384,"sku":null,"price":7.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":54074577486152,"sku":null,"price":14.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0865\/1364\/7944\/files\/7aa943a8-5b73-4110-b936-3cc4bdd297b5-20ca97ea.jpg?v=1794359278","url":"https:\/\/www.wirralaquatics.co.uk\/products\/opaline-gourami","provider":"Wirral Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}