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	Honey Gourami Question
Webbie48 Small Fry Posts: 1 Kudos: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jan-2005	Hi I Have had Dwarf Gourami's in the past (none at Present)and have now decided to get some Honey Gourami's is it the same as with Dwarf's that it is best to get 2 females and 1 male and if so how do you tell the difference between the male and female they all look the same at my LFS Cheers Webbie
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
labrakitty Fish Addict Posts: 740 Kudos: 435 Votes: 9 Registered: 12-Nov-2004	Honeys are pretty much the same as dwarfs, except they are a titch smaller. 2 females and 1 male would be fine, although 1 male and 1 female or 1 male, or female woulbe be ok. They should be kept in the same conditions as dwarfs, and mainly have the same care.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	They're the same as the Dwarf Gourami. Get 1 Male & 2 Females. The Males are much more colourful. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	The males may be more colorful, but it's sometimes hard to tell the genders apart by color anyways. A good way to sex them is to look at the dorsal fin. On the very back end of the dorsal, males have a pointed tip, whereas female dorsals are more rounded. This difference is easy to see if you have males and females in the same tank that you can compare. Welcome to Fish Profiles! And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48


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