Freshwater Fish
Gold Pearl Gourami.
The gold pearl gourami is the honeyed color form of Trichopodus leerii, reaching about 4.8 inches and carrying the long, thread-like pelvic fins the species uses as feelers. A peaceful, beginner-friendly centerpiece fish; give it gentle flow, some surface cover, and a 30-gallon-plus tank with room to cruise.
In-store purchase only. Live fish, coral, and invertebrates are sold at our Erie store only. They cannot be bought online, and we do not ship live animals under any circumstances.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Live animals are sold in store only — we do not ship fish, coral, or invertebrates. Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Beginner
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Adult size
- 4.8"
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Scientific name
- Trichopodus leerii
Good tank mates
The pearl gourami is a calm, peaceful community fish that settles in well with similarly easygoing tankmates of about its own size. Keep it away from fin-nippers and from pushy or much larger fish that would stress or outcompete it.
Good to know
The gold pearl gourami uses its long, thread-like pelvic fins as feelers to sense its surroundings.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
Good tankmates
Plays well with.
Species we’d keep in the same tank, with why each pairing works. Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 to confirm before you buy.
New to stocking a tank? Read our guide on which fish live together.
Neon Tetra
Peaceful schoolers that occupy the mid-to-lower column and pose no fin-nipping risk. Parameters overlap at 77°F — the lower edge of the Pearl Gourami's range and the upper edge of the Neon's safe zone. Keep the tank at 76-77°F; above 78°F Neons experience chronic stress, so this pairing requires deliberate temperature discipline rather than a casual set-it-and-forget-it approach.
Bronze Cory
Peaceful bottom-dwellers that occupy a completely different water column than Pearl Gouramis, so there is no competition for territory or resources.
Cherry Barb
One of the few barb species considered fully peaceful and not prone to fin-nipping, making them safe companions for the Gourami's delicate trailing fins.
Harlequin Rasbora
Peaceful mid-water schoolers from the same Southeast Asian soft-water habitats, similar in size and temperament with no aggression toward Gouramis.
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Kuhli Loach
Reclusive, peaceful bottom-dwellers that ignore mid-to-surface fish entirely and thrive in the same warm, slightly acidic water parameters.
Visit the store
660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
Mon–Fri 12–6 · Sat 11–4 · Sun closed. Call ahead on livestock — what's on the floor rotates.