CodesLee Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Hi there, first post! I have a few Honey Gourami's in my tank, I was hoping for one male but I think I may have multiple. My LFS sold me a couple of females but after digging in I believe they may be wild type males. One in particular will get a black throat from time to time similar to my yellow male. My question is do honey gourami female's have throat that change to that black color like the males do? Thanks, Cody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Simple answer : no ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodesLee Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) Thought so! Looks like I have 3 males... Thank you! Edited October 11, 2022 by CodesLee spelling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 In that case I would keep an eye on the aggression levels, maybe bring some back to the store if they said that females also have black throats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodesLee Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 Yeah, will do. I anticipated this may happen so I have a couple of extra tanks ready if I need to spread them out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotDaleGribble Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) So yes this tends to happen. When HG are super young it’s hard to sex them and many will have traits that might make you think they are females Question is how big is your tank. I have I believe 20 or so and on the heavy male side. Some aggression but nothing that would cause harm. More of a few dominant males that will just chase others away if to close or to close to their nesting area. Best possible advice to get females look at the dark like on their sides, back fin, and try to get a dull color. Edited October 11, 2022 by NotDaleGribble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 On 10/11/2022 at 6:29 PM, NotDaleGribble said: So ye this tends to happen. When HG are super young it’s hard to sex them and many ai have traits that might make you think they are females question is how big is your tank. I have I believe 20 or so and on the heavy male side. Some aggression but nothing that would cause harm. More of a few dominant males that will just chase other away if to close or to close to their nesting area. 20 or so gouramis or gallons? I really should start doing some gouramis… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotDaleGribble Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 18-20 gouramis in a 75. Fun to watch and they get along with almost everything 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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