Update: Everything is going smoothly, I've had to isolate the fish as it has developed quite the attitude. I am attributing this to its time being kept in a smaller tank rather than denoting this species as 'aggressive'. This seems to be pretty typical with Osphronemus who ime develop unique personalities depending on environment and the methods used to raise them.
I have been feeding quite a bit of the Repashy 'Red Rum' in hopes of bringing out the potential red coloration in this fish. I will definitely upload more photos by the end of the month.