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Honey Gourami
Trichogaster chuna
Family: Osphronemidae
📍 Bangladesh & Northeast India
The Honey Gourami is one of the most peaceful labyrinth fish in the hobby — males develop a rich golden-honey coloration with an orange-red throat and belly when in breeding condition. At 4–5 cm it fits comfortably in nano and small community tanks. Less prone to disease than the Dwarf Gourami and considerably more tolerant of soft, acidic water, making it an excellent alternative for low-tech planted setups.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Omnivore – micro pellets, flake food, daphnia, brine shrimp
- lifespan
- 4–6 years
- max size
- 5 cm (2 in)
- tank size
- 10 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Very peaceful; one of the least aggressive gourami species
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.5
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 2–18 dGH
- temperature
- 72–82°F (22–28°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
72°F — 86°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Jun high)