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 Kissing Gouramis 

Where they come from

The kisser comes from freshwater areas in southeast Asia.

Temper

Peaceful temper with the other sex but when you keep a male and male together they may kiss with there giant lips to show dominance. They may also kiss when fighting for a female mate. That explains the name kisser fish.

Size

When kept in the wild these fish grow to 12 inches. But in captivity, these fish will only be a small 4 inches.

Lifespan

These fish live 8-10 years but the largest amount I have heard was 25 years.

Tank size

15 if its a set of 2 3-4 inch kissers but if the size is over 4 inches I recommend a 22 gallon.

Diet

Omnivores

Temperature

22 and 28 °C (72 and 82 °F)

Sexing

While some fish are easy to sex kisser fish aren't. The males are much slimmer on the sides.

Breeding

These fish lay eggs.

Maturity

fish are pretty easy to breed and reach sexual maturity when they are 2 years old.

This is from my amino blog on kisser fish in the fish keepers amino.