michelle - 2003-08-17 I own 1 flame gourami and i am not sure if I like this fish or not. Every where on the net I have read it to be peaceful ect, but that is not true at all mine is the bully of my tank, being very aggressive towards my coral blue gourami and now I have had to keep my little coral blue in a seperation tank to avoid it being picked on, it is a nice fish but I would recomend potential buyers to only get one and not to keep it with other dwarf gourami
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Lorenj - 2012-02-23 Honey gourami is a beautiful little fish. I had a male and female but the poor female was chased relentlessly by the male and I strongly suspect that is the reason I have only one Honey gourami now! Not exactly the peaceful non-aggressive fish its supposed to be. Mind you like all bullies, it's incredibly shy when you approach the tank!
Carmen carney - 2011-11-16 My pet store sells three color gouramis, yellow, gray and white. I own a gray and a yellow. The yellow is very passive and has gotten between bettas to stop a disagreement. The gray is the latest one I got. This one chases the yellow one away from the food. I am going to have to separate them to feed them. I don't understand why this is happening. I have someone who is going to take the gray one as soon as they get their aquarium set up. Is this common of the gray one or is this unique? I want to own one of each color but I am afraid to get another one or even try a white one.
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Jasmine Brough Hinesley - 2011-11-16 Well, first - every fish has a different personality, just like humans do. So you can't necessarily base whether it will be a bully or not simply on what color gourami you have. Also, there are many different types of gouramis and I am not sure just by what color you say they are what type they actually are. Different gourami types do have somewhat different temperaments.
Cassandra May - 2012-03-07 My yellow gourami ate two of my tetras and ate two of my other fishs tails. Any ideas what to do with Sly? (thats the fishs name)? I chased him with the net for a bit when he would bite the others but that only worked for a day. Should i just find a new tank for Sly? any ideas?
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Charlie Roche - 2012-03-07 I think it best to move him. Seems to have an appetite for live foods, which is not unusual for a gourami. I'd say he has quite the appetite.
aditi - 2011-12-30 Hey, I bought a pair of honey gourami fish...but they seems to lil bit aggressive, as one looks all the way it can harm other...can you tell me what can be the reason?
Chuck - 2010-12-09 Does anyone know why one of my HG's is spending some time laying on his side and then most of the time he seems to be happily swimming and hanging out with the other HG in the tank? I do not see any signs of illness but it seems to be like he is sleeping and then is okay.
Any ideas on this behavior? I know they are shy but I have never had a fish lay on his side to relax.
gary clark - 2010-03-20 I brought 12 of these a few months ago, 6 flame red and 6 honey, the 6 flame red started to deteriorate after about a month, loosing most of their colour to a faint pink, i have since lost all of these apart from 2 (those 2 still very dull and weak) but the 6 yellow honeys couldnt be doing better. 3 are showing vibrant breeding colours and look perfectly healthy. so im not sure if the flame strain is a bit weaker or didnt like my water conditions, but i would deffo recomend the yellow honeys variety, lovley fish though very active and peaceful.
Alyssa - 2008-05-18 I have had these fish in my 20 gallon tank for a few monthes now, and I have to say, they are by far the best fish I own. Very peaceful, and I have even gotten some fry from them. I will never give them away!
The coolest part, is that my father got them as a birthday present for me.
Jordan - 2006-01-19 rfg is alittle agressive to my gdg and is bullying on others only when they do something to him. but when every thing settled down everyone gets along great! im thinking of geting some females to make it interesting if you know what i mean
Sylvia - 2005-12-31 These fish are, indeed, a color morph of the honey gourami. As such, they also are 'colisa chuna/sota' (it's either c. chuna or c. sota depending on how up-to-date your sources are) and can inter-breed with the 'wild-type' honey gourami freely. Males grow slightly larger than females and are more brightly colored. the females are also deeper-bodied and wider if viewed from above while the males look skinnier and more stream-lined. Males also develop more of a point to their dorsal and anal fins (look at the picture provided on the website). The 'wild-type' honey gourami males also rurn a dark blue-black color around their ventral area when in breeding condition. This morph does not always show this so don't let that confuse you. Just in case anyone is interested, I'd like to add that the two 'feelers' or 'antennae' people often reffer to are modified ventral (also called pelvic) fins. They are used to explore and taste objects - or other fish as it might be - and are useful for finding food in dark or murky waters. these fish do best in trios - 1 male and 2 females - with at least 5 gallons per fish. Males are territorial but won't be aggressive unless kept in too small a tank. Females are social and enjoy other females' company but are likely to get chased by males which is why keeping mroe than one female per male is important - it means the male devides his attention between the two so neither is unduly stressed. You can also keep males alone or females in a single-sex group. These are a wonderful fish to keep. hardier than dwarf gouramies, which are another popular species, and smaller but just as colorful.
One established, the Honey Gourami is a beautiful fish and very desirable for a smaller aquarium!
I own 1 flame gourami and i am not sure if I like this fish or not. Every where on the net I have read it to be peaceful ect, but that is not true at all mine is the bully of my tank, being very aggressive towards my coral blue gourami and now I have had to keep my little coral blue in a seperation tank to avoid it being picked on, it is a nice fish but I would recomend potential buyers to only get one and not to keep it with other dwarf gourami
Honey gourami is a beautiful little fish. I had a male and female but the poor female was chased relentlessly by the male and I strongly suspect that is the reason I have only one Honey gourami now! Not exactly the peaceful non-aggressive fish its supposed to be. Mind you like all bullies, it's incredibly shy when you approach the tank!
My pet store sells three color gouramis, yellow, gray and white. I own a gray and a yellow. The yellow is very passive and has gotten between bettas to stop a disagreement. The gray is the latest one I got. This one chases the yellow one away from the food. I am going to have to separate them to feed them. I don't understand why this is happening. I have someone who is going to take the gray one as soon as they get their aquarium set up. Is this common of the gray one or is this unique? I want to own one of each color but I am afraid to get another one or even try a white one.
Well, first - every fish has a different personality, just like humans do. So you can't necessarily base whether it will be a bully or not simply on what color gourami you have. Also, there are many different types of gouramis and I am not sure just by what color you say they are what type they actually are. Different gourami types do have somewhat different temperaments.
My yellow gourami ate two of my tetras and ate two of my other fishs tails. Any ideas what to do with Sly? (thats the fishs name)? I chased him with the net for a bit when he would bite the others but that only worked for a day. Should i just find a new tank for Sly? any ideas?
I think it best to move him. Seems to have an appetite for live foods, which is not unusual for a gourami. I'd say he has quite the appetite.
Hey, I bought a pair of honey gourami fish...but they seems to lil bit aggressive, as one looks all the way it can harm other...can you tell me what can be the reason?
Does anyone know why one of my HG's is spending some time laying on his side and then most of the time he seems to be happily swimming and hanging out with the other HG in the tank? I do not see any signs of illness but it seems to be like he is sleeping and then is okay.
Any ideas on this behavior? I know they are shy but I have never had a fish lay on his side to relax.
I brought 12 of these a few months ago, 6 flame red and 6 honey, the 6 flame red started to deteriorate after about a month, loosing most of their colour to a faint pink, i have since lost all of these apart from 2 (those 2 still very dull and weak) but the 6 yellow honeys couldnt be doing better. 3 are showing vibrant breeding colours and look perfectly healthy. so im not sure if the flame strain is a bit weaker or didnt like my water conditions, but i would deffo recomend the yellow honeys variety, lovley fish though very active and peaceful.
I got my honeycomb gouramis on 27.2.10. They are beautiful fish to go with a variety of fish. They are so friendly.
I have had these fish in my 20 gallon tank for a few monthes now, and I have to say, they are by far the best fish I own. Very peaceful, and I have even gotten some fry from them. I will never give them away!
The coolest part, is that my father got them as a birthday present for me.
rfg is alittle agressive to my gdg and is bullying on others only when they do something to him. but when every thing settled down everyone gets along great!
im thinking of geting some females to make it interesting if you know what i mean
These fish are, indeed, a color morph of the honey gourami. As such, they also are 'colisa chuna/sota' (it's either c. chuna or c. sota depending on how up-to-date your sources are) and can inter-breed with the 'wild-type' honey gourami freely. Males grow slightly larger than females and are more brightly colored. the females are also deeper-bodied and wider if viewed from above while the males look skinnier and more stream-lined. Males also develop more of a point to their dorsal and anal fins (look at the picture provided on the website). The 'wild-type' honey gourami males also rurn a dark blue-black color around their ventral area when in breeding condition. This morph does not always show this so don't let that confuse you. Just in case anyone is interested, I'd like to add that the two 'feelers' or 'antennae' people often reffer to are modified ventral (also called pelvic) fins. They are used to explore and taste objects - or other fish as it might be - and are useful for finding food in dark or murky waters. these fish do best in trios - 1 male and 2 females - with at least 5 gallons per fish. Males are territorial but won't be aggressive unless kept in too small a tank. Females are social and enjoy other females' company but are likely to get chased by males which is why keeping mroe than one female per male is important - it means the male devides his attention between the two so neither is unduly stressed. You can also keep males alone or females in a single-sex group. These are a wonderful fish to keep. hardier than dwarf gouramies, which are another popular species, and smaller but just as colorful.