Kissing gourami

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Fishworld</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fishworld"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>    </B><B>|    </B><A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tropical profiles"><U><B>back to profiles</B></U></A><B> </B><B>    </B><B>|      </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tropical Stock"><U><B>back to tropical stock</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I>Kissing gourami</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I> <A NAME="kissing_gourami"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></I><IMG SRC="2300ba70.jpg" border=0 width="267" height="167" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Helostoma temminckii </I></div> <div> <B> KISSING GOURAMI</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="356" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="108"><div> size:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="233"><div> 8 to 12 inches </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="108"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="108" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="233"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="233" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="108"><div> position:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="233"><div> Middle, top</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="108"><div> pH:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="233"><div> 7.0 to7.5 </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> temperature:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="233"><div> 73°- 81°F</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="355" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="345"><div> <B>Community fish:</B> Yes </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 66 WIDTH="345"><div> <B>Diet:</B> Plenty of vegetable foods, plus small aquatic invertebrates, either live or frozen; will also accept flake foods. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 88 WIDTH="345"><div> <B>Temperament:</B> Good community fish. The novel "kissing" action of this fish is a trial of strength between males and part of the courtship ritual. </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>