sallywally
12-27-2010, 06:36 AM
My two honey gourami both seem to be males (pointy dorsal fins and actually both are displaying their fins a bit) though I thought I was getting a pair. One of them has built a bubble nest, which I found yesterday during a water change. Can't get photos to upload. Will keep working on this. both have strong yellow color with deep orange at the beginning of the tail
One of the two has been staying near the bottom of the tank for several days. After I found the nest, I put some plant foliage around it and both gourami went up to examine. One has kept near the nest guarding it, apparently, since the water change yesterday. He has intermittently chased the other, who has stayed near the bottom of the tank, although he has been swimming around a bit.
The guard gourami has also snapped at one of the 3 three-line pencilfish who are tankmates.
Fluval Edge (6 gal), good water parameters - nitrates 30, nitrites 0, pH 7, chlorine 0, ammonia 0, hard water; same as they have been for the past several weeks.
Tank about 10 weeks old, no fish lost so far, the gourami have been in the tank for about 3 weeks with no problems until now.
I can't see that either of them is damaged, but it's possible they do have a slight indent above their gills (haven't examined this closely before)....Eating ok and swimming around.
Wondering if I should move one into the 30-gal very planted tank which has 3 each of diamond, neon, bloodfin and redeye tetra. same water parameters, nitrates slightly less. Tank also 10 weeks old.
If so, move the dominant or nondominant one? Plans for that tank are to increase each of the tetra types to a 6-8 shoal. If all goes well, I would start a gal tank to replace the Edge and put one or two of the shoals in it.
Or destroy the nest? Get the Edge more heavily planted? There are several hiding places at opposite ends of the tank, but the tank isn't all that big.
Again, no problems until about the past several days.
HELP!
One of the two has been staying near the bottom of the tank for several days. After I found the nest, I put some plant foliage around it and both gourami went up to examine. One has kept near the nest guarding it, apparently, since the water change yesterday. He has intermittently chased the other, who has stayed near the bottom of the tank, although he has been swimming around a bit.
The guard gourami has also snapped at one of the 3 three-line pencilfish who are tankmates.
Fluval Edge (6 gal), good water parameters - nitrates 30, nitrites 0, pH 7, chlorine 0, ammonia 0, hard water; same as they have been for the past several weeks.
Tank about 10 weeks old, no fish lost so far, the gourami have been in the tank for about 3 weeks with no problems until now.
I can't see that either of them is damaged, but it's possible they do have a slight indent above their gills (haven't examined this closely before)....Eating ok and swimming around.
Wondering if I should move one into the 30-gal very planted tank which has 3 each of diamond, neon, bloodfin and redeye tetra. same water parameters, nitrates slightly less. Tank also 10 weeks old.
If so, move the dominant or nondominant one? Plans for that tank are to increase each of the tetra types to a 6-8 shoal. If all goes well, I would start a gal tank to replace the Edge and put one or two of the shoals in it.
Or destroy the nest? Get the Edge more heavily planted? There are several hiding places at opposite ends of the tank, but the tank isn't all that big.
Again, no problems until about the past several days.
HELP!