Freshwater Fishes of the World

Thicklip Sunset Gourami
"Some species say " it’s all in the hips"… but for me it’s all in the LIPS!"
10/3/2008

Words cannot do justice to the brilliance of the Thicklip Gourami in full colors!

  The Thicklip Gourami in its natural coloration is becoming a rarer and rarer sight, which is a shame. Much of its popularity has been lost to the Dwarf Gourami, because few hobbyists have the patience for the Thicklip Gourami’s full colors, which are slower in coming. Those which do commit to the Thicklip Gourami are heavily rewarded when males flush with breeding colors which are some of the most brilliant of the family.

  Furthermore, the development of new color variants brings more consistency in terms of color. Although this new generation’s color still has nothing on the old wild colors of this fish, sales of the variants are skyrocketing and their arrival seems to have sealed the fate of the wild coloration of the Thicklip Gourami.