What kind of Gourami did I just buy?

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TeaPea

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Went to the lfs for something else and fell in love with this unusual Gourami. I can't remember what type the guy said it was! I remember he said it was a cross between a blue gourami and...???? Whatever he is, he's a beauty! I think maybe my favorite yet!! Check him out:

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Ok I guess he's an Opaline...Quite a handome one at that! I'm finding out as I go that I'm a Gourami person...I now have 2 Pearl's, a Dwarf, and this new guy in my tank. They're such pretty fish!
 
I heard they turned up first in a Mr Cosby's tanks in Texas-- 1950s? Can anyone confirm any of that? Anyone know who "Mr Cosby" was?

I say that rjl420's fish is the better of the two. Know why? Because the marbleizing pattern has lost any hint of the two splodges on the side of a regular "Sumatra Blue" T. trichogaster. That's why. If any hint of the spot is there, hey, it's not a good Opaline Gourami.

This is the best of all the fancy aquarium selections of this fish, IMNSHO.

This can be a mean fish, TeaPea.
 
wetman-

I have an opaline that shows the spots every now and again, but most of the time they aren't visable. the 3spot that I bought, OTOH, started out as just a 3 spot, but as it matured it developed more opaline characteristics althought the spots are still pretty distinct.
 
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