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	"Gaint gourmai"
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	aren't there two gaint gourmai. on the profiles it says that the really big gourami is called a gaint gourmaie, but i thought there is a smaller speciese called a gaint gourmai that only gets to about 4in, and looks like a tick lip gourmai. Edit name is colisa fasciata. Last edited by bettachris at 15-Mar-2005 21:33
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Colisa fasciata is sometimes called the "giant gourami", and it grows to four and a half inches or so. However, the true (in my eyes) is Osphronemus goramy, a beast that can top two feet in length. But yes, you were correct in thinking that there were two "giant" gouramis. We actually have Colisa fasciata at work, and they are labeled as giants. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	what else can i name them. other than gaint.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
puffer_archer Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 250 Votes: 4 Registered: 20-Jul-2004	Here's a pic of my true giant gourami, she's about about 8 inches currently. hmm, you could call it the fake giant gourami. My Giant
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
Dolf Enthusiast Posts: 203 Kudos: 180 Votes: 46 Registered: 09-May-2004	Call it a giant dwarf gourami. Kinda like Jumbo Shrimp.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
bensaf Fish Master Posts: 1978 Kudos: 1315 Registered: 08-Apr-2004	The confusion comes from the latin name - Fasciata which means giant apparently. The "proper" common name for the smaller one is Indian Banded Gourami. Beautiful fish. The real giant does get huge. They are readily available live in any supermarket here in Indonesia as they are the most popular fish for cooking. They are delicious had one for lunch yesterday actually. That's not meant to offend any Giant Gourami owners, just a fact of life. I usually eat Tinfoil Barbs during the week too. They are very common here so are always used as food. Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue. Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	The confusion comes from the latin name - Fasciata which means giant apparently Um...not at all. "Fasciata", loosely translated, means 'bands', or 'banding'.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
bensaf Fish Master Posts: 1978 Kudos: 1315 Registered: 08-Apr-2004	Ok, so that explains why I got an "F" in latin Makes sense as the common name is banded gourami. Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue. Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49


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