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Honey Dwarf Gourami Group (Trichogaster chuna)
Honey Dwarf Gourami Group
Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
Honey Dwarf Gourami Group (Trichogaster chuna)
Please Let Us Pick: Based on availability, your fish will be selected from an assortment of males and females. We are not able to guarantee specific gender (unless specified in the product name).
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The Honey Dwarf Gourami is sometimes called the Honey Gourami, the Sunburst Gourami or the Dwarf Gourami, and is closely related to the Trichogaster lalia Dwarf Gourami. Both the male and female are pale yellow-brown in color, except during spawning. When spawning the male becomes honey to ochre in color with a blue throat and black on the front of the anal fin. The Honey Dwarf Gourami is a Labyrinth Fish and must have access to the surface of the tank so it can breathe.

The Honey Dwarf Gourami requires a tank of at least 10 gallons that is heavily planted and has a good cover of floating plants. Their ideal tank mates should be smaller, peaceful, and gentle. The Honey Dwarf Gourami does become territorial during spawning.

A pair of Honey Dwarf Gouramis will defend their territory during spawning. The male will build a bubblenest, but the pair may spawn before the nest is built. After spawning the female should be moved to a different tank. The larvae hatch in 24-36 hours and are free-swimming after approximately one day. The male will tend to the eggs and fry, and when the fry are 2-3 days old the male should also be removed. When first hatched, the fry should be fed infusoria, and later, brine shrimp and finely ground flakes. Freeze-dried tablets may also be fed to older fry.

The Honey Dwarf Gourami is an omnivore and prefers both algae-based foods as well as meaty foods. An algae-based flake food, along with freeze-dried bloodworms, tubifex, and brine shrimp will provide these fish with proper nutrition.

Approximate Purchase Size: 3/4" to 1-1/4"

Customer Testimonials

James Dowell Landisville , PA
One of the hardiest and longest lived fish I own (I have kept three alive for the past 5 years, and they're still swimming.) Very peaceful and sociable, and they aren't too demanding.
J Ball Tacoma , WA
These guys are an amazing addition to any community tank! From the trip home to moving to a new tank my little gourami has always been a tough, active, and very friendly little thing. If you want a peacful and resilient centrepiece fish, pick this one.
Andrew W Chicago , IL
I LOVE these fish. They're really beautiful - much brighter yellow than the picture shows. I have 2 of them and it's adorable to see how much they like to be together and explore their tank together. They also get along nicely with my axelrod rasboras and shrimp. They are really tiny for gourami.
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