Okay, so my patience level is a little short. I did a questionable thing: I purchased a Neon Dwarf Blue Gourami from Petco late Saturday. My rationale was twofold:
A) My wife has a single generic goldfish in a 2 gallon bowl she's had for 4 years named Patrick and recently acquired a larger 3.5 - 4 gal bowl from a friend and I offered to buy her some more gravel and a plant.
B) The Gourami has a better chance with me than at Petco in the long run.
So anyway, I picked out a specific male in teh tank due to his vibrant coloring and overall look of health and brought him home.
After acclimation and release, he went straight for a decoration cave and holed up in there pretty much for the remainder of the day.
But by yesterday he has felt pretty comfortable in displaying himself in the front of the tank as long as we view from a distance. As I approach the tank, he bolts, but it's a matter of time. He's getting braver by the hour!
Little slow like my BH's were on figuiring out the whole feeding thing, but I have faith he'll come around. Against the black and turqoise gravel I have, he's very beautiful.
One behavior question/observation: His tail end tends to 'shimmy' here and there (wiggles very quickly like a cold shiver)...perhaps a territorial thing? A mating dance? Individual personality? Dunno...
Anyway, we're trying to come up with a name.
By 4 leapord danio's are named after the FoodTV's Iron Chefs.
3 BH's are named Manny, Moe, & Jack (Pepboys).
I'm thinking of Horus, the egyptian diety possibly. I'd like something that defines his bold turqoise coloring, and something out of the ordinary.
A) My wife has a single generic goldfish in a 2 gallon bowl she's had for 4 years named Patrick and recently acquired a larger 3.5 - 4 gal bowl from a friend and I offered to buy her some more gravel and a plant.
B) The Gourami has a better chance with me than at Petco in the long run.
So anyway, I picked out a specific male in teh tank due to his vibrant coloring and overall look of health and brought him home.
After acclimation and release, he went straight for a decoration cave and holed up in there pretty much for the remainder of the day.
But by yesterday he has felt pretty comfortable in displaying himself in the front of the tank as long as we view from a distance. As I approach the tank, he bolts, but it's a matter of time. He's getting braver by the hour!
Little slow like my BH's were on figuiring out the whole feeding thing, but I have faith he'll come around. Against the black and turqoise gravel I have, he's very beautiful.
One behavior question/observation: His tail end tends to 'shimmy' here and there (wiggles very quickly like a cold shiver)...perhaps a territorial thing? A mating dance? Individual personality? Dunno...
Anyway, we're trying to come up with a name.
By 4 leapord danio's are named after the FoodTV's Iron Chefs.
3 BH's are named Manny, Moe, & Jack (Pepboys).
I'm thinking of Horus, the egyptian diety possibly. I'd like something that defines his bold turqoise coloring, and something out of the ordinary.
) and I think he is a great addition. 
