Gouramis That Are Mouth Brooders

[Hilde]

I am having trouble finding a female Chocolate Gouramis for my males. Thus thinking of getting some other Gouramis that are mouth brooders as they are. I have read that Licorice Gouramis are mouth brooders.
 
Are there any other Gouramis that are mouth brooders?

 

[Byron]

There are a few species of Betta that are mouthbrooders.  These are rarely seen in the hobby.  Here is some info:
http/www.fbas.co.uk/Newbettas.html
 
These all live in flowing streams where a bubblenest would be impractical.  Interestingly, the Chocolate Gourami is the very opposite, occurring in extremely sluggish water such as peat swamps and blackwater streams.
 
The Licorice Gourami is not a mouthbrooder; it builds a bubblenest.
 
Byron.