Chocolate Samurai Gourami

🍫 Samurai Chocolate Gourami – Rare Blackwater Beauty with Striking Breeding Colors

Introduce elegance and mystery to your aquarium with the Samurai Chocolate Gourami, a rare and peaceful species native to the peat swamps of Borneo. Known for its deep chocolate-brown body, iridescent highlights, and vivid red vertical bars in breeding females, this labyrinth fish thrives in soft, acidic blackwater setups and rewards aquarists with subtle beauty and fascinating behavior.

🌟Highlights:

• ✅ Rare & Exotic – Native to Kalimantan, Borneo; rarely seen in the hobby

• ✅ Sexually Dimorphic – Females in breeding condition display bold red vertical stripes

• ✅ Peaceful & Shy – Ideal for quiet, heavily planted tanks with slow-moving tank mates

• ✅ Blackwater Specialist – Thrives in soft, acidic water with tannins from almond leaves or botanicals

• ✅ Micropredator Diet – Enjoys frozen and live foods like brine shrimp, bloodworms, and daphnia

• ✅ Labyrinth Organ – Can breathe atmospheric air, allowing survival in low-oxygen environments