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Perhaps the most famous of the Labyrinth tropical fish are the Betta (Siamese Fighting fish) and the Paradise Fish which is called the "founding fish of the aquarium hobby"!

The Labyrinth fish are a group known for their ability to breath atmospheric oxygen in the event the water they live in becomes depleted of oxygen or polluted. The organ that allows these fish to breathe oxygen is called the Labyrinth. It is located in the head just behind the gills. The labyrinth looks like a maze which traps air in its' many folds. The oxygen from this air is then absorbed directly into the bloodstream from the labyrinth organ. The word anabantoid is derived from the Greek word meaning to 'travel up'. This is in reference to these fish swimming to the water surface to take a breath of air.

Dr. Jungle says, "What curious fish...males build bubble nests!"

In an aquarium, you can see the bubble nest as a cluster of bubbles on the top of the water. Once the female lays the eggs, the male will pick them up in his mouth and put them in his bubble nest. The male will continue to guard the eggs until they hatch. See: Breeding Freshwater Fish for more information.

Labyrinth Fish - Bettas - Paradise Fish
Gouramis - Three-spot, Dwarf, Kissing, etc.

For more Information on keeping freshwater fish see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Freshwater Aquarium

Labyrinth Fish: Click on the small images below
for more information about each one.

Balloon Kissing Gourami	Blue Gourami
Gouramis
Helostoma temminkii	Trichogaster trichopterus

Dwarf Gourami	Flame Dwarf Gourami
Colisa lalia	Colisa lalia

Giant Gourami	Giant Red Tail Gourami
Osphronemus goramy	Osphronemus laticlavius

Gold Gourami	Honey Gourami
Trichogaster trichopterus	Trichogaster chuna

Kissing Gourami	Moonlight Gourami
Helostoma temminkii	Trichogaster microlepis

Neon Blue Dwarf Gourami	Opaline Gourami
Colisa lalia	Trichogaster trichopterus

Pearl Gourami	Platinum Gourami
Trichogaster leerii	Trichogaster trichopterus

Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami	Snakeskin Gourami
Colisa lalia	Trichogaster pectoralis

Sunset Gourami
Colisa labiosus

Paradise Fish	Siamese fighting fish
Labyrinth Fish
Macropodus opercularis	Betta splendens

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Labyrinth Fish

Perhaps the most famous of the Labyrinth tropical fish are the Betta (Siamese Fighting fish) and the Paradise Fish which is called the "founding fish of the aquarium hobby"!

Dr. Jungle says, "What curious fish...males build bubble nests!"

For more Information on keeping freshwater fish see: Guide to a Happy, Healthy Freshwater Aquarium

Labyrinth Fish: Click on the small images below for more information about each one.

Labyrinth Fish: Don't see your favorite here? Send us a picture and/or description and we'll try to include it! Submit it Here

For more Information on keeping freshwater fish see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Freshwater Aquarium

Labyrinth Fish: Click on the small images below
for more information about each one.

Labyrinth Fish: Don't see your favorite here?
Send us a picture and/or description and we'll try to include it!
Submit it Here