Compatibility Report
GuideMyTank compatibility analysis for Oranda Goldfish and Sparkling Gourami.
Planning verdict
incompatibleDo not plan a shared aquarium for this pair. Choose a different tank mate or maintain separate aquariums.
Oranda Goldfish and Sparkling Gourami receive a not recommended verdict from the current structured assessment. Oranda Goldfish is recorded as peaceful with an aggression level of 1/10; Sparkling Gourami is recorded as peaceful with an aggression level of 2/10. The recommendation is based on the combined water, space, behavior, grouping, and predation checks below rather than on species names alone.
Oranda Goldfish has a recorded temperature range of 65–75°F and pH range of 7–8. Sparkling Gourami is recorded at 76–82°F and pH 6–7.5. Their shared planning window is no complete overlap in the recorded ranges for temperature and 7–7.5 for pH. A shared aquarium must stay inside the overlap rather than merely touching each species’ outer tolerance.
Oranda Goldfish sets the larger listed base aquarium requirement at 30 gallons; the other listed minimum is 10 gallons. Oranda Goldfish is the larger adult by the recorded maximum, reaching 8 inches, compared with 1.6 inches. These figures are starting constraints, not a stocking-capacity calculation, because the complete group sizes and bioload still matter.
Oranda Goldfish is a calm species associated with the mid zone and low flow. Sparkling Gourami is calm, uses the top zone, and has a low flow preference. Oranda Goldfish does not have a recorded minimum school larger than one, while sparkling gourami should be planned as a group of at least 2. The aquarium must support both social structures without forcing either species into insufficient space.
Oranda Goldfish is recorded as a omnivore with intermediate care, while Sparkling Gourami is a carnivore with intermediate care. Their listed preferred tank styles are goldfish and blackwater. Feeding access, cover, open swimming room, filtration, and observation should be planned around the more demanding requirement rather than averaged between the two species.
Use these pair-specific boundaries before treating the verdict as an acceptable stocking plan.
Do not plan a shared aquarium for this pair. Choose a different tank mate or maintain separate aquariums.
These references support the underlying species records used by this assessment. They do not necessarily evaluate this exact pair together.
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