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I just had to post this pic

Ok so my 10 month old daughter loves to talk to my 2ft+ giant gourami and i finally got a photo this morning :)

posted by: Michael Read	(report) Apr 4th, 2008
Views: 4020	Rated: (48 votes)

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R Kizel	» posted 2008/04/04 04:57 am
HOLY SH*T! that is the biggest gourami i have ever seen!

Shaun O'Connor	» posted 2008/04/04 04:59 am
Hybrid gourami/whale?

Juan Damelines	» posted 2008/04/04 05:02 am
yo that big thing can eat her man !!! WOW

Michael Read	» posted 2008/04/04 05:02 am
lol Hybrid gourami/whale? no he is a true giant gourami :)

Christie & Joe	» posted 2008/04/04 05:02 am
Great picture! Huge fish!!

michael gilchrist	» posted 2008/04/04 05:03 am
OMG!!! thats huge!..what size of tank is he in..like a 250?

Rolando DFL	» posted 2008/04/04 05:04 am
wow, what a pic

Juan Damelines	» posted 2008/04/04 05:05 am
what does she tell him ??

Michael Read	» posted 2008/04/04 05:08 am
Ok he lives in 1200 litre tank which is around 317 gallons, tank measures 8ft x 2.5ft x 2.5ft I will do a short video of him later let u all know where to view it :)

Roger Hopper (m)	» posted 2008/04/04 05:12 am
Great picture.. Cute baby, and nice fish..

R Kizel	» posted 2008/04/04 05:12 am
Wat does it eat? or who?

Alex Odesit	» posted 2008/04/04 05:20 am
amazing picture. A + for keeping true Giant Gourami

brian cochran	» posted 2008/04/04 05:20 am
WOW!!!! Now that is a BIG fish... cool shot..

Michael Read	» posted 2008/04/04 05:40 am
He eats cherry tomatos, cucumber, zuchinni, blocks of blood worm, carrot, strawberries, earth worms, super size cichlid pellets umm yeah he eats anything :)

James Riggs	» posted 2008/04/04 06:02 am
amazing fish. You need a "beware of fish" sign for your front door!

Frank Donato	» posted 2008/04/04 06:15 am
Wild!

Kay Bee19	» posted 2008/04/04 06:17 am
incredible!

michael diaz	» posted 2008/04/04 06:37 am
Very cute!

Christian :o)	» posted 2008/04/04 06:39 am
WOW.............! Nice pic

Aaron B	» posted 2008/04/04 06:48 am
:O M-O-N-S-T-E-R!!!! Very nice!

robert johnson	» posted 2008/04/04 06:58 am
thats pretty rad biggest asian gourami i've seen he would be near 20 years old ? a lfs near me has one thats 16 years old in a farly small tank for him i like yours

*kylie *	» posted 2008/04/04 07:03 am
THATS IS THE BIGGEST GOURAMI I HAVE EVER SEEN.. awesome great tank great fish and the cutet little girl...

Michael Read	» posted 2008/04/04 07:20 am
Well actually he is only 10 yrs old (that i have been told anyway) :) He spent his whole life in this 8ft tank as a display fish in a pet store until i bought him & his home when the store closed down so he lives in my lounge room.

bip_ 4u (m)	» posted 2008/04/04 08:01 am
Massive! Love the interaction between the baby and the fish.

karrie edwards	» posted 2008/04/04 08:01 am
WOW, WHAT SIZE TANK, AND MAKE SURE THAT THING DONT TAP THAT GLASS...AND MAKE SURE THAT BABY DONT GET EATEN? But a cute picture other wise

joshua castillo

» posted 2008/04/04 08:03 am

robert johnson	» posted 2008/04/04 08:10 am
yer well your one must off got that big because of the tank size the one at my lfs in in a 5ft tank

Michael Read	» posted 2008/04/04 08:14 am
As i mentioned earlier, the tank is 8ft x 2.5ft x 2.5ft and holds 1200 litres (317 gallons) of water

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Michael Read	» posted 2008/04/04 08:17 am
Well the more space these fish get the bigger they grow, he wont be getting any bigger in the tank he is in i hope :)

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THE chuck	» posted 2008/04/04 11:36 am
great pic

Michael Read	» posted 2008/04/04 02:08 pm
Ok here is a little vid i did tonite of my little girl playing with the big guy :) [URL=http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k11/ShadyHaze/?action=view¤t=MVI_2635.flv][IMG]http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k11/ShadyHaze/th_MVI_2635.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Scott Fisher	» posted 2008/04/04 02:22 pm
omg .. he could take her whole arm in his mouth ... very cute video ... she was doin some talkin ..

jon amman	» posted 2008/04/04 02:24 pm
WOW ! Great shot.

Dan Noon	» posted 2008/04/04 02:49 pm
awesome pic and fish. i saw some at toronto zoo that were this big.

Michael Read	» posted 2008/04/04 02:58 pm
Sadly u dont see these big guys much anymore :(

Nathan Sederholm

» posted 2008/04/04 06:08 pm

Nathan Sederholm	» posted 2008/04/04 06:12 pm
They are all over my area. U.S. Boy best pic I've seen in a while. Amazing.

Nathan Sederholm	» posted 2008/04/04 06:13 pm
That Bala Shark is really big too.

fourdell kidson

» posted 2008/04/04 06:25 pm

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matty c	» posted 2008/04/04 08:27 pm
this pic beats the 1 i posted with my girl and knife fish ,that gourami is awsome, good pic

scott king	» posted 2008/04/04 08:36 pm
man that is awsome. When is he going into the pan?? J/K

Juan Damelines	» posted 2008/04/04 10:53 pm
Nice video there that thing is HUGE!!! did u saw the RT fighting other cichlid on the back!

justin graham	» posted 2008/04/04 10:55 pm
One word MONSTER

Michael Read	» posted 2008/04/05 02:07 am
The little festae in the video was fighting with my male fenestratus & the bala shark is 40cm long. Anyone who wants to see the video can find it here. http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k11/ShadyHaze/?action=view¤t=MVI_2635.flv

Martin Verduzco	» posted 2008/04/05 02:09 am
WOW what a monster

Shawn Williams	» posted 2008/04/05 02:15 am
That's insane!

Shawn Williams	» posted 2008/04/05 02:16 am
The IRLs aren't working for me. :(

aaron blank	» posted 2008/04/05 02:18 am
i have to agree with the first posting that thing is flippin huge

Martin Verduzco	» posted 2008/04/05 02:19 am
same here Shawn

Juan Damelines	» posted 2008/04/05 02:21 am
Martinsinho how u want this with jabaneros or jalapeños lol

Denise Cruz	» posted 2008/04/05 02:33 am
That is the cutest picture I have seen.

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Niquey B	» posted 2008/04/06 06:53 am
wow

jason urquhart	» posted 2008/04/06 07:39 am
crazy!!!!!

Brandon Compton	» posted 2008/04/10 03:45 am
OMG!!!

Susan Flowers	» posted 2008/04/26 01:08 am
Michael, may I ask, where did you find a tank that size?? I have an albino giant that is quickly out growing her 75gal. Thanks!

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tony henderson	» posted 2009/11/07 10:08 pm
no matter how old this pic is ,its worth another post

mo beats	» posted 2009/11/07 10:12 pm
amazing, how does the pic of the hour work? is it random?

tony henderson	» posted 2009/11/07 10:14 pm
ya as far as i know,this pic really cool though

mo beats	» posted 2009/11/07 10:20 pm
oh yea,what i call dream tank

Angel Foster	» posted 2009/11/07 11:07 pm
I'd have never guessed that's a gourami

» posted 2009/11/08 12:04 am

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Dan Noon, 2009-11-20 22:37

great pic Vince

Dan Noon, 2009-11-20 22:36

sweet!

Dan Noon, 2009-11-20 22:33

cool looking fish

Dan Noon, 2009-11-20 22:32

nice fish Dennis

cindy gaines, 2009-11-20 22:04

i have always wanted one of these fish, very nice

Vince Cooper, 2009-11-20 21:33

Tony this guy's color is great ! hope mine gets this good !