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Intelligent and recognises its keeper.
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Intelligent and recognises its keeper. It is generally calm but will eat smaller fish and must be kept with similar-sized tankmates.
Pellets, vegetables, fruit, worms and insects.
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Not well documented; males are thought to be the more colourful sex.
Common problems. Tap one to see the signs. This is a guide, not a diagnosis.
Nest builder ·
Not yet reported in aquaria. It probably breeds like O. goramy, where the male builds a large nest of plant material (grasses, roots) and guards eggs and fry.
Needs a very large tank or pond and a mature pair.
3,000 L or large pond with plant material for nest building.
Seasonal warm conditions and plenty of food.
1,000-2,000 eggs.
Fry feed on infusoria then crushed pellets.
A large gourami (to 50 cm SL) from Borneo, described by Roberts in 1992. Adults develop bright red fin edges with filaments and a blue-green to almost black body. It can learn to recognise its owner.
American ichthyologist Tyson Roberts described this giant gourami in 1992 from Sabah. It is a large, long-lived fish for very big aquariums.
First described by Tyson R. Roberts in 1992.
13 facts checked with sources
Valid (Roberts 1992; holotype from Malaysian aquarium stock). IUCN: Endangered (FishBase: EN B1ab(iii), assessed 21 Jan 2019). Legacy aka 'gold giant gourami' and the 'Gold' variant: gold/yellow giant gouramis in the trade are normally colour forms of O. goramy, not this species (not confirmed by a fetched source; reviewers should check).
Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: species in genus Osphronemus (updated 21 Sep 2026) · FishBase: Osphronemus laticlavius summaryLegacy has no family field; sourced value recorded.
FishBase: Osphronemus laticlavius summaryBoth give 50 cm SL (standard length).
Seriously Fish: Osphronemus laticlavius · FishBase: Osphronemus laticlavius summaryLegacy 22-30 lies inside Seriously Fish 20-30 (best ~24-27 °C).
Seriously Fish: Osphronemus laticlaviusLegacy 6-8; Seriously Fish lower limit 6.5.
Seriously Fish: Osphronemus laticlaviusLegacy has no hardness; Seriously Fish value recorded.
Seriously Fish: Osphronemus laticlavius180 x 60 x 60 cm = 648 L. Legacy 2,500 L is far more generous; reasonable as a recommendation, but the sourced bare minimum is 648 L.
Seriously Fish: Osphronemus laticlaviusPeaceful with large tankmates but eats small fish; matches the giantgourami file's treatment. Legacy 's' (semi-aggressive) is close in practice.
Seriously Fish: Osphronemus laticlaviusSeriously Fish rates it Moderate, mainly because of tank size; legacy care 1 (easy).
Seriously Fish: Osphronemus laticlaviusLegacy has no range field; sourced value recorded.
Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: species in genus Osphronemus (updated 21 Sep 2026) · FishBase: Osphronemus laticlavius summary · Seriously Fish: Osphronemus laticlaviusLegacy forehead lump in older males is known for O. goramy but no source confirms it for O. laticlavius.
Seriously Fish: Osphronemus laticlaviusLegacy 'builds a large coconut-fibre nest' is stated as fact; Seriously Fish says aquarium breeding is not reported. Coconut fibre is a material offered in O. goramy farming, not a sourced fact for this species.
Seriously Fish: Osphronemus laticlaviusLegacy says the reddish fins show 'when young'; Seriously Fish says the red fin edges develop in adults. Legacy 'often sold as a cute small fish' is not sourced for this species. IUCN Endangered.
Seriously Fish: Osphronemus laticlavius · Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: species in genus Osphronemus (updated 21 Sep 2026)