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	Kissing gourami or a giant gourami??
mughal113 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 160 Votes: 64 Registered: 16-Jun-2006	Hi all, Can anybody please identify this fish of mine? It was sold to me as a giant but now i doubt that. http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/mughal113/gourami.jpg Thanks
Posted 18-Sep-2006 16:54
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I don't think kissing gouramis have the "feeler" pelvic fins. I'd say you have a giant gourami. Nice looking one at that. 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 18-Sep-2006 17:12
mughal113 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 160 Votes: 64 Registered: 16-Jun-2006	Edited by mughal113 Thanks sirbooks I really wanted it to be a giant, coz i bought it as a giant as i love it as a giant Yes, he's beautiful. I took the picture just after some gravel vacuum (sand vacuum in fact) and it is not very clear at all. Will post some better ones once i get some chance. Thanks again.
Posted 18-Sep-2006 17:45
mughal113 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 160 Votes: 64 Registered: 16-Jun-2006	And I've just done some image search for the kissing gouramis and they do lack the feelers. That also proves one of my perceptions ,i.e. all gouramis have feelers, wrong
Posted 18-Sep-2006 17:50
Budzilla Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 197 Votes: 90 Registered: 18-Jul-2006	I think that it is just a pale color morph of the giant gourami. It's really beautiful. -Vincent
Posted 18-Sep-2006 22:20
Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	Iam sure you got an Juvenile Giant Gourami The kissing gouramis are little more thinner in body shape and their eyes are different aswell...well that what i think I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 19-Sep-2006 13:59
mughal113 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 160 Votes: 64 Registered: 16-Jun-2006	Yes Rob1619, a six inch juvenille Actually it was the coloration of your magnificant giant that put me in doubt
Posted 19-Sep-2006 18:20


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