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Honey gourami numbers/group makeup


Solstice_Lacer
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I've read honey gourami often do best in groups of at least 4. If this is the case, would I be better off with 2 males and 2 females, or 1 male and 3 females? 

Should they be added all at once, or should I start with a pair and then add later.

And would 4 be reasonable in a planted 25 gallon with ample filtration, with 8-10 pygmy cory and 2 mystery snails?

They would be the last fish added after first the snails, then the corydoras.

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It's preferred to have a harem setup for honey gouramis (1 male to 3 females), but it shouldn't be the end of the world if you end up with an even split. Your stocking plan for a planted 25 gallon sounds great to me, and I think it'll end up as a very lovely, peaceful tank.

Just a heads up, my honeys do sometimes peck at the mystery snails' long antennae, so they might end up keeping those majestic appendages tucked up into their shell.

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edited to say FEMALES lol
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On 8/18/2021 at 2:06 PM, Solstice_Lacer said:

Hmm..I wouldn't want any poor snaily to get nipped.

Maybe instead of the corydoras and snails I could do a lemon bristle nose pleco...

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Can't go wrong either way. The snails aren't all that bothered, they just don't extend their antennae as far as they would if there were no gouramis around.

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