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By Senzeal | 23 December 2019 | 0 Comments

The Appearance Characters of Trichogaster Trichopterus Fish

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The trichogaster trichopterus fish is a tropical ornamental fish, originating in Xishuangbanna. Its biggest feature is that its ventral fins have been degraded into filaments, so it is also known as osphronemus goramy. On the side of the trichogaster trichopterus, there are three very bright black round spots, which make its body more beautiful. Therefore, it has another name of "Three Stars Fish" and "Blue Three Stars Fish". Its size is large, so it is recommended to use a larger aquarium for keeping it. The trichogaster trichopterus likes to be quiet, it is also recommended to plant some aquatic plants in the aquarium.



 
The trichogaster trichopterus has a body length of 10-15 cm, a tall body, flat sides, and a long arc from the chest and abdomen to the end of the tail. The ventral fin filaments are on the chest of the body, the anal fins are slightly forward, and the bottom of the fins is extended up to the bottom of the tail fin. The caudal fin is short and slightly branched. The overall color is blue-gray with three large black spots on the back of the gill cover, in the middle of the body and at the tail. Each fin is pale yellow. By the time of breeding, the anal fins will have broad orange-red edges. The suitable living water temperature for trichogaster trichopterus fish is 22 to 26 ° C. We suggest you try this
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The fish has an oval body and a medium-size head. Big eyes grow in the center of the sides of the head. The filaments on the ventral fin chest are tactile organs. Dorsal, anal, and caudal fins are gray, with white pearl-like spots on each fin. The dorsal fin is short and tall, slightly yellow, and looks like a small flag when unfolded. The anal fin is very long, extending from the chest back to the base of the caudal fin, and the gill cover flashes a beautiful blue light. The difficulty of keeping the trichogaster trichopterus is low.



 
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