fish Gourami kissing balloon in the pet store "LIVOY WORLD"

This is a species of fish that lives in Malaysia, Thailand, Borneo, the islands of Java and Sumatra. This decorative aquarium fish needs water with a temperature of 24-28? C. They got their name for the original way of finding out the relationship between themselves, reminiscent of a long kiss. The generic name - gelostomy - translates as "with the mouth turned back." Two color variations of kissing gourami are known - gray-green from Thailand and golden-pink from Java. The fish are omnivorous, but for successful breeding they need a vegetable component in the form of lettuce leaves. Young individuals well clean the leaves of aquatic plants from algae, especially from the so-called "flip flops", or "beard", and can serve as a kind of assistant to aquarists. During mating games or during competitions (in males), these fish rest against each other with their plump lips, as if kissing. Hence their name kissing gourami. The forehead of the gourami is slightly concave, this is especially noticeable at a young age. The length of kissing gouramis in natural conditions can reach 30 cm, but in an aquarium they grow up to 10 centimeters. In most cases, it is a herbivorous species of fish. The aquarium should contain vegetation with thick leaves that will serve them as food for a longer period of time. These fish are slightly aggressive, so it is recommended to keep them in the same aquarium with fish of the same size, even if they are of a different species.