Falena
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I got myself a trio of golden honey gourami about a week ago and they are currently in quarantine (10gal heavily planted)
I have 2 ladies and a gent .
They were a little shy at first, swimming mostly at the back behind the plants, following each other around in a little line lol , very cute!
They have since come out of their shells and come up to greet me. However the male is in full breeding colours and is now heavily guarding one corner of the tank from both females. It's a corner with massively dense java moss, duck weed and hygro. So I can't see back there, to see if he has a nest.
Is guarding like this normal male territorial guarding for honeys? Since they are comfortable. Or do you think he may have already wrapped a lady?
I've only kept thick lipped, sparkling and dwarf gourami , never honey. I know with the others, they are generally quite territorial as a whole, but does this apply also to honey gourami?
I don't want to stress him out by trying to look back there.
Thanks in advance!
I have 2 ladies and a gent .
They were a little shy at first, swimming mostly at the back behind the plants, following each other around in a little line lol , very cute!
They have since come out of their shells and come up to greet me. However the male is in full breeding colours and is now heavily guarding one corner of the tank from both females. It's a corner with massively dense java moss, duck weed and hygro. So I can't see back there, to see if he has a nest.
Is guarding like this normal male territorial guarding for honeys? Since they are comfortable. Or do you think he may have already wrapped a lady?
I've only kept thick lipped, sparkling and dwarf gourami , never honey. I know with the others, they are generally quite territorial as a whole, but does this apply also to honey gourami?
I don't want to stress him out by trying to look back there.
Thanks in advance!