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MikeDawg  Hobbyist Posts: 78 Kudos: 207 Votes: 3 Registered: 20-Apr-2004   | I've been seeing a lot of information out there about paradise fish, but my question, are Macropodus opercularis a member of the gourami family? Thanks |
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jasonpisani   *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | Paradise Fish are Labyrinth fish, like Gourami's. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
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| MikeDawg Hobbyist Posts: 78 Kudos: 207 Votes: 3 Registered: 20-Apr-2004 | So are they gourami's? Or what will classify a fish as a gourami? |
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fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004 | a gouramis is what it is, a paradise is what it is also, they are not the same  gouramis have "feelers" paradise dont, and other classifications  HTH |
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So_Very_Sneaky  Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004   | Nope. Paradise fish are one of a group of fish (Labyrinth Fish), which includes Gouramis, Bettas, Paradise, and others. They are not gouramis, though they do resemble them. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames |
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SueNDarren Small Fry Posts: 1 Kudos: 0 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Nov-2005 | Interesting topic, I wondered about this myself. My paradise have feelers, though.... |
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| Big E Fish Addict Posts: 606 Kudos: 382 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Feb-2001 | Your paradise fish have fins but not the long fused fin of a true gourami. Paradise fish are more closely related to bettas than to gouramis. Eric |
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