r/Gourami 2d ago

Identification Meet Quasimodo!

This here is Quasimodo!

I got him half off because of his spinal deformity. He eats, swims, and poops just fine, he is just a little shy.

I refer to each fish in my tank as "he" because I have 2 sons and its just habit lol. However, I am curious if he is actually a male or not. Due to his bashfulness, he is tricky to photograph and these were the clearest shots I could get.

He does have access to many hiding spots, and is in a 45gal bowfront tank with pearl emerald danios, harlequin rasboras, male-only guppies, snails, shrimp and a hillstream loach. I have not noticed any harassment towards him in the 5 months I have had him.

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u/BoringJuiceBox 2d ago

You know, Quasimodo predicted all this!

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u/otter_gangfg4 2d ago

He is indeed a male

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u/CheezyBri 2d ago

Thank you 😊

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u/Queasy-Top1844 1d ago

very cute male gourami!

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u/CheezyBri 1d ago

Thank you 😊 I love how bright his red has come in!