{"product_id":"sparkling-pygmy-gourami","title":"Sparkling Pygmy Gourami","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"224\"\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ePygmy Gourami\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e — also called the \u003cstrong data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"81\"\u003eSparkling Gourami\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the smallest labyrinth fish kept in aquariums. 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