Sparkling Gourami tank mates

Trichopsis pumila · Fish · 1.5" · Peaceful · needs 10+ gal, 76–82°F, pH 6–7.5 buy at Flip Aquatics · Flip Aquatics live-arrival guarantee

Compatible (55)

Thai Micro Crab (crab, 0.4")
Black Kuhli Loach (fish, 3")
Black Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Bronze Cory (fish, 2.75")
Cardinal Tetra (fish, 2")
Cherry Barb (fish, 2")
Chili Rasbora (fish, 0.7")
Chocolate Gourami (fish, 2")
Clown Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Croaking Gourami (fish, 3")
Dwarf Cory (Habrosus) (fish, 1")
Dwarf Gourami (fish, 3.5")
Ember Tetra (fish, 0.8")
Emerald Cory (Brochis) (fish, 3")
False Rummy Nose Tetra (fish, 2")
False Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Fancy Guppy (Female trio) (fish, 2.4")
German Blue Ram (fish, 2.5")
Gold Kuhli Loach (fish, 3.5")
Green Neon Tetra (fish, 1")
Guppy (fish, 2")
Harlequin Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Honey Gourami (fish, 2")
Lambchop Rasbora (fish, 1.25")
Least Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Phoenix Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Pitbull Pleco (fish, 2.5")
Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Pygmy Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Red-Line Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Assassin Snail (snail, 1")
Batik Nerite Snail (snail, 0.6")
Bladder Snail (snail, 0.5")
Blue Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Colombian Ramshorn (snail, 2")
Gold Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Horned Nerite Snail (snail, 0.5")
Ivory Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Japanese Assassin Snail variant (snail, 1")
Japanese Trapdoor Snail (snail, 2")
Malaysian Trumpet Snail (snail, 1")
Mystery Snail (snail, 2")
Nerite Snail (snail, 1")
Olive Nerite Snail (snail, 0.75")
Pagoda / Spiky Snail (snail, 1.5")
Ramshorn Snail (snail, 1")
Red Racer Nerite (snail, 0.8")
Red Racer Nerite Snail (snail, 0.75")
Spike-Topped Apple Snail (snail, 1.5")
Spiky Nerite (snail, 0.7")
Tracked Nerite Snail (snail, 0.8")
Zebra Nerite Snail (snail, 1")

Usually fine — light caution (21)

Pom Pom Crab (crab, 1")
Dwarf Crayfish (CPO) (crayfish, 1.75")
Bolivian Ram (fish, 3.5")
Brilliant Rasbora (fish, 4")
Clown Rasbora (fish, 4")
Pearl Gourami (fish, 4.5")
Amano Shrimp (shrimp, 2")
Bamboo / Wood Shrimp (shrimp, 3.5")
Blue Dream Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Blue Velvet Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Cherry Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Flower Shrimp (shrimp, 2.5")
Ghost Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Green Jade Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Orange Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Red Nose Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Red Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Snowball Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Vampire Shrimp (shrimp, 6")
White Glove Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Yellow Neocaridina Shrimp (shrimp, 1")

Caution — only with care (71)

Panther Crab (crab, 3")
Blue Lobster Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Brazos Dwarf Crayfish (crayfish, 1.5")
Cajun Dwarf Crayfish (crayfish, 1.5")
Electric Blue Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Marbled Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Altum Angelfish (fish, 7")
Angelfish (fish, 6")
Banded Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish) (fish, 2.5")
Black Molly (fish, 4")
Black Skirt Tetra (fish, 2.5")
Blue Gourami (fish, 6")
Blue Phantom Pleco (fish, 7")
Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Candy Striped Pleco (fish, 4")
Colombian Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Common Pleco (fish, 24")
Endler's Livebearer (fish, 1.2")
Flash Pleco (L204) (fish, 20")
Gold Gourami (fish, 6")
King Tiger Pleco (fish, 6")
Koi Angelfish (fish, 6")
Kribensis (fish, 3.5")
Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Leopard Frog Pleco (fish, 4.5")
Longfin Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Molly (fish, 4")
Moonlight Gourami (fish, 6")
Noble Gourami (fish, 3")
Opaline Gourami (fish, 6")
Panda Cory (fish, 2")
Platy (fish, 2.5")
Royal Pleco (fish, 17")
Rubber Pleco (Rubbernose) (fish, 4.5")
Sailfin Molly (fish, 5")
Swordtail (fish, 5.5")
Tail Spot Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Thick-lipped Gourami (fish, 3.5")
Three Spot / Blue Gourami (fish, 5")
Tiger Barb (fish, 2.75")
Typhoon Pleco (fish, 12")
Variatus Platy (fish, 2.75")
Wild-Type Betta (fish, 2.5")
Zebra Danio (fish, 2")
Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Black King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Black Rose Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Blue Bolt Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Blue Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Carbon Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Cardinal Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Cardinal Sulawesi Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Chocolate Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Crystal Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Mischling / Taiwan Bee (shrimp, 1")
Oolong Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Orange Eye Blue Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Painted Fire Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Pinto Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Red Shadow Panda Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Shadow Panda Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Super Crystal Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Tangerine Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Wine Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Yellow King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Giant Sulawesi Snail (snail, 3")
Pond Snail (snail, 2")
Rabbit Snail (snail, 3")
Sulawesi Snail (snail, 2")

Avoid (7)

These will likely eat, be eaten by, or seriously stress Sparkling Gourami.

Discus (fish, 8")
Giant Gourami (fish, 24")
Oscar (fish, 16")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
Wild Betta Splendens (fish, 2.5")
Yucatan Molly (fish, 6")

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