4 Male Red Honey Gourami's... Is This Trouble?

[TetraFin]

I bought myself 4 new fish this weekend, and like a idiot I didn't do my research first... I believe I have gotten 4 red honey gourami's, they are still fairly young, but their top fins all go to a point, as opposed to being rounded. Will this present trouble for me once they have matured a bit? Or will they find a pecking order and be happy?

 

[Tuxyu3]

Depending on the tank i would say you are heading for trouble.

 

[Nightfall]

Probably, yes. It's sometimes possible to keep two male Gourami together - I had a pair of blue males that lived together for about 6 years in total harmony, and I have a pair dwarf Gourmai now who get along okay, but they are in a very heavily planted tank where they can get away from each other and I'll separate them if they ever show signs of aggression.

With four, you're almost guaranteed to get at least one aggressive male. If I were you I'd take them back and tell the salesperson that 4 males can't exist together in the same tank, and they should have pointed it out to you. They should either let you return them or swap them. If you keep them you're almost certainly going to have a problem.

 

[nez2768]

i bought one of these honey gouramis and a blue spotted one both beautiful looking fish

 

[epic154]

4 probs they will bully each over i once put 4 male red honey gourmais in a 200 litre tank 2 of them ended up dieing just heavly plant your aquairim or put lots of rocks for hideing spaces.