Hey all, I just bought these Red Honey Gourami from a reputable fish store. However, I am now worried that they are not Honey Gourami at all and will grow to a size that I cannot contain. They were sold as a male and female couple, but I also have doubts of their sex. Thank you for all the advice in advance!
Red Honey Gourami or Thick Lipped - Need Help!
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goatnad
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Its hard to tell because they look so much alike. Probably the easiest way to tell will be when they grow up. Thick lipped gouramis will be about 1 1\2" longer than a honey gourami coming in around 3 to 3 1\2". For sexing them look at the end of the dorsal fins. Females will be rounded and males will be pointed. The top one looks to be female and I can't really tell on the bottom one since its not a clear picture. It also kind of looks like it might have some fin damage? Again hard to tell.
Barliman
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Here are a couple more pictures of them. They have gotten along great with everybody in the tank so far, they are very small however. Granted they look bigger in pictures, they are not over an inch long. I guess all I can do is wait and see how big they get..
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Barliman
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I'm almost certain those are juvenile thick-lips.
Barliman
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I still think those are thick-lipped gouramis.
okapizebra
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I agree, looks like a thick-lip.
Only reason I am curious is because thick lipped gourami get to be 3-4 inches. I've had them for 3 months now with no growth and I feed them a vast diet of frozen brine shrimp, bloodworms, daphnia, and new life spectrum pellets. No growth that I can see. They are max 1 and a half inches. Do thick lip gourami grow extremely slow?
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