{"id":6185,"date":"2012-10-01T11:28:56","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T09:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?p=6185"},"modified":"2014-08-04T14:57:59","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T12:57:59","slug":"culture-and-consumption-of-giant-gourami-osphronemus-goramy-in-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?p=6185","title":{"rendered":"Culture and consumption of giant gourami, Osphronemus goramy in Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Photos\u2019 credit:<\/strong> Anna Jamil (Indonesia) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Description:<\/strong> Anna Jamil and Abdel Rahman El Gamal<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The giant gourami, <em>Osphronemus goramy<\/em> can be easily grown in variety of systems and on variety of feed sources. In Indonesia, giant gourami is cultured in ponds and cages. Being a herbivore, the species can be fed on soft leaves of plants as well as on pelleted feed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Giant gourami can be bred naturally and this makes the species a good candidate to be bred by small-scale farmers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The consumer preference and delicious taste of giant gourami as well as its high market value make up for the relatively low growth rate of the species.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Many restaurants in Indonesia serve delicious dishes of giant gourami; mainly fried or cooked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0 We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset its clarity. However, we trust you will notify us if you wish to use a picture or more. This is expected and will be appreciated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Giant-gouramy-Indonesia-01.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6189\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?attachment_id=6189\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Giant-gouramy-Indonesia-01.jpg?fit=316%2C237&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"316,237\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Giant gouramy (Indonesia) 01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Giant-gouramy-Indonesia-01.jpg?fit=316%2C237&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6189\" title=\"Giant gouramy (Indonesia) 01\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Giant-gouramy-Indonesia-01-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Giant-gouramy-Indonesia-01.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Giant-gouramy-Indonesia-01.jpg?w=316&amp;ssl=1 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Giant-gourami-Indonesia-02.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6190\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?attachment_id=6190\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Giant-gourami-Indonesia-02.jpg?fit=296%2C223&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"296,223\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Giant gourami (Indonesia) 02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Giant-gourami-Indonesia-02.jpg?fit=296%2C223&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6190\" title=\"Giant gourami (Indonesia) 02\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Giant-gourami-Indonesia-02.jpg?resize=296%2C223\" width=\"296\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Giant-gourami-Indonesia-03.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6191\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?attachment_id=6191\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Giant-gourami-Indonesia-03.jpg?fit=264%2C191&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"264,191\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Giant gourami (Indonesia) 03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Giant-gourami-Indonesia-03.jpg?fit=264%2C191&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6191\" title=\"Giant gourami (Indonesia) 03\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Giant-gourami-Indonesia-03.jpg?resize=264%2C191\" width=\"264\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos\u2019 credit: Anna Jamil (Indonesia) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Description: Anna Jamil and Abdel Rahman El Gamal The giant gourami, Osphronemus goramy can be easily grown in variety of systems and on variety of feed sources. In Indonesia, giant gourami is cultured in ponds and cages. 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