Honey Gourami Males In Breeding Dress

This is probably a stupid question because I can't even find it asked on the the internet in the past. But ive only kept females in the past so I have no experience. If you have a male fish in with all females will he always be in breeding dress? Does he just colour up when he feels mating conditions are right? I recently bought a male honey gourami who was already breeding colours. He paled out a lot but seems to be recolouring blue/black rather than yellow the past few days. I have 4 females and him. I know my cherry barbs are more red with females around because they have a reason to show off but I'm not sure how it works with fish that completely change colours. Thanks for curing my stupidity lol

 

This is probably a stupid question because I can't even find it asked on the the internet in the past. But ive only kept females in the past so I have no experience. If you have a male fish in with all females will he always be in breeding dress? Does he just colour up when he feels mating conditions are right? I recently bought a male honey gourami who was already breeding colours. He paled out a lot but seems to be recolouring blue/black rather than yellow the past few days. I have 4 females and him. I know my cherry barbs are more red with females around because they have a reason to show off but I'm not sure how it works with fish that completely change colours. Thanks for curing my stupidity lol

Here are some people I know could help.
CMB
LynnwoodFishDad
fireflyy
They all have Honey Gouramis and maybe encountered it?

 

Hi, my honey male changed his colour several times a day depending on his mood, sadly he lost his partner recently & isn’t too impressed yet with her replacement so has only shown little black spots rather than full dress since she was added.

 

Hi, my honey male changed his colour several times a day depending on his mood, sadly he lost his partner recently & isn’t too impressed yet with her replacement so has only shown little black spots rather than full dress since she was added.

oh wow I didnt realize they change daily!

 

oh wow I didnt realize they change daily!

That's super cool. I had no idea they could do that either

Hi, my honey male changed his colour several times a day depending on his mood, sadly he lost his partner recently & isn’t too impressed yet with her replacement so has only shown little black spots rather than full dress since she was added.

Do you know or anywhere online I'd be able to order honey gouramis by sex? I know they are hard to sex, especially when juvenile but I can't seem to find any, even on the internet

 

Hi, I’m in the UK so wouldn't know any that ship overseas sorry. Ask at your Lfs, they maybe able to special order for you.

 

Hi, I’m in the UK so wouldn't know any that ship overseas sorry. Ask at your Lfs, they maybe able to special order for you.

Thanks anyway! And that's a great idea, didn't think to ask them if they could order by sex. Thanks !

 

Thanks anyway! And that's a great idea, didn't think to ask them if they could order by sex. Thanks !

my lfs has an all female tank, all male tank (the males are much younger so I don't trust that theyre 100% male mine looks female but that's what they received them as), and a breeding pair tank so I was able to start with 2 females 100% and then I bought a pair and a baby as well. My male though does change colour throughout the day and colours up more after eating as well or when he’s bothering one of the girls. Ive found though he pays much more attention to the female I bought him with than the ones I already had. Maybe because the newer 2 are wild caught and the other 2 were locally bred?

 

Edit: Do you know or anywhere online I'd be able to order honey gouramis by sex? I know they are hard to sex, especially when juvenile but I can't seem to find any, even on the internet


Aquariumfish might have what you are looking for. Edit: It doesn't let me quote in an edit.