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Honey Gouramis for Sale
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This picture shows a young Honey Gourami that is probably a female or a male that is not in breeding color. Thanks to Lesley M. for sending us this
picture and for giving us permission to use it here.
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Scientific Name.
Trichogaster chuna. |
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Comments
This is a wonderful fish. Mild tempered. The males are brightly colored. Honey Gouramis are good tank mates for Neon Tetras, fancy guppies,
and other small very mild fish. Click
here to read more about Neon Tetras and other small compatible fish. Click
here to buy Honey Gouramis.
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Appropriate
Home
An aquarium with at least 29 gallons of water with a small
exterior
power filter with a BIO-Wheel, a maximum of 1/4 inch of
gravel, and an
aquarium
heater adjusted to between 75 and 80 degrees F. Click
here for more about warm water aquariums.
Honey Gouramis, like most types of Gouramis, live best in a group with at least 3 males, and about twice as many females. So you might decide to order 3 males and 5 females. One
male and one female, or two males, is not a good combination.
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Recommended
Diet
Floating
flake food for tropical
fish, which is available in most
stores that sell pet
fish. Click
here for more about feeding fish. I feed these fish a few Black Worms every other day. Click
here for more about Black Worms.
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Compatibility
Honey Gouramis will do well with Neon Tetras,
Glow Light Tetras, Black Phantom Tetra, and Harlequin Rasboras.
Click here to buy these fish. Here some more fish that are good tank mates for Honey Gouramis:
White Clouds,
Glass
Fish,
Corydoras Catfish,
Fancy Guppies, and
a few
Ghost Shrimp.
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Size and Life
Span
Honey Gouramis may grow to 2.5" and sometimes even 2.75" but rarely seen bigger than 1.5" in aquariums. Honey Gouramis live for a
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Customer Comments |
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Hello, I noticed that you don't have a picture of a Honey Gourami and thought you might like one. This is one of
the 6 that we purchased from you a few months ago and they are all doing very well. I think this one must be a female since she has little color. We have 2 that are very dark
along their bottom edge and head. Can we assume they are males? The other 4 have the same coloring as the one in the picture with a faint greyish streak across their middles
which is sometimes not visible at all.
They are so fun to watch but seem timid about getting photographed. We've found that they get along well with just about anything else in the tank and aren't the least bit
aggressive. We also have one Pink Kissing Gourami that we "rescued" and they even seem to get along with him. They've sort adopted him into their group which I found
rather strange, but heart warming none the less.
Enjoy the picture and I'll try to get one of the males soon.
Lesley M. |
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Reply. Hello Lesley. Thank you for your picture, which is at the top of this page, and is a very good picture.
We're glad to hear that the Honey Gouramis you got from us are all doing well, and you are correct about the coloration. The Honey Gourami in the picture looks like a female or
possibly a young male that is not in breeding coloration.
The Honey Gouramis that are "very dark along their bottom edge and hear" are males. We would appreciate a picture of one of your males.
I enjoyed reading your comments and agree with you that Honey Gouramis are very good aquarium fish. Thanks again.
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