Anne

Your tank sounds like it holds a beautiful ecosystem! In the future, I'm hoping to get something in that size in the future once I get more space. Thankfully, my honey gourami's settled down a lot more since last night and is no longer glass surfing. I've only ever kept bettas that were flaring even on the first day so a timid fish was a first for me. I think I'll keep him as the only fish and just work on enriching him through more plants so I don't overcrowd him. Thank you!

Thank you for validating my feelings and the warm welcome! He's definitely settled down since I made my post and is leisurely patrolling his perimeter now. I guess he was just settling from the big change, he was darting around so much for the first few days. I'm thinking about getting a betta log for him because he seems to like hanging out near the water lettuce so he won't have to hover as much! I'll work on enriching him by getting more plants. Glad to be a part of this community. Thank you for your advice, the conflicting information online is so difficult! There were articles saying honey gouramis should be kept together and others saying absolutely not unless you have a 20 gallon so I'm glad I made the right decision this time. I'll be keeping him by himself and adding more plants for enrichment. He's already looking more settled in and not glass surfing anymore!

I watched Cory's video on possible fish for a 5 gallon tank and finally was able to purchase one honey gourami. It's decently planted, with water lettuce, java fern, crypts, and vallisneria so lots of hiding spots. But looking at him now, he looks just kinda lonely? Just a few days ago he was in a gigantic tank with 40+ different fish and now he's by himself. There's a bunch of articles online talking about how honey gouramis like to be in community tank. Would he be fine alone, or should I add some other fish (let's say pygmy corydoras) so he has something to interact with? I'm worried that adding another honey gourami will lead to fighting and I don't think a 5 gallon is enough space for 3. Then again, I might just be projecting my human feelings on a fish so please knock some sense into me if I am. Thanks in advance!