Dwarf Yellow Honey Gouramis

[invader]

Do they retain their yellow color as adults, or do they turn to orange most other honeys? Our "dwarf honeys" came in as little yellows today at the shop and I wanted to pick a couple up, as long as they kept that yellow.

 

[Miah002]

Yes all males keep there honey colour. When they go into breeding then they'll turn into a deep yellow colour.

By the way females are silver. Try to get some females aswell if you want them to breed.

 

[rocknurworld2006]

http/i.pbase.com/v3/37/598037/1/49595985.colisachuna.jpg

thats a male and female in breeding colours

 

[Essjay]

I have had yellow honey gouramis over the years. Both males and females are yellow. I know that I have had females as they spawned, even though they were yellow.
It can be a bit hit and miss deciding which are which, you have to go by the fin shape, but that can be a bit unreliable.

My current female is yellow all over her body and the tips of her fins are orange. The male started out as plain yellow, but when he settled in, he changed colour. He now has a yellow head which gradually changes across his body to bright orange at his tail, but nothing like the colour of the 'normal' males. He aslo has a black throat when he's 'in the mood' and chasing the female. He's the only one I've ever had that has changed colour like this, all the others have stayed yellow.

 

[rocknurworld2006]

I have had yellow honey gouramis over the years. Both males and females are yellow. I know that I have had females as they spawned, even though they were yellow.
It can be a bit hit and miss deciding which are which, you have to go by the fin shape, but that can be a bit unreliable.

My current female is yellow all over her body and the tips of her fins are orange. The male started out as plain yellow, but when he settled in, he changed colour. He now has a yellow head which gradually changes across his body to bright orange at his tail, but nothing like the colour of the 'normal' males. He aslo has a black throat when he's 'in the mood' and chasing the female. He's the only one I've ever had that has changed colour like this, all the others have stayed yellow.

the true collisa chuna females are silver not yellow

and when u say they spawned did u have young?
or it cud of just been a male building a bubble nest

either this or u dont have collisa chuna

 

[Miah002]

Right on rocknurworld2006. The true collisa chuna female don't change colour.

I had a female for 8 months and she never changed colour.

 

[Essjay]

I have had honey gouramis for many years. At first I had the natural coloured variety (tan males, beige females) but after I failed to find any of this colour, I replaced a dead fish with one of the yellow colour morph, and since then I have had both colours at the same time. When the first ones spawned, I used to remove the eggs. They would hatch, but the fry only survived a few weeks. So then I decided to leave the eggs in the bubble nest, but as they were in a community tank, the eggs were always eaten despite the best attempts of the male.
A few years ago I had a natural coloured male and a yellow female. This male never made a bubble nest, he used to deposit the eggs behind the heater cable. So it was quite obvious when they had spawned. I've only had my current pair for a couple of months, but they haven't spawned - it could be that I have two males this time!

Whenever I've bought the yellow colour morph, I've gone by the fin shape to distinguish between males and females. Females also sometimes have a dark stripe like the natural coloured ones. At the moment, I have one which developed a yellowy orange colouration towards the rear after he settled in. This one is definitely a male as he has a black throat when he builds a bubble nest. The other is plain yellow with a dark brown stripe down the side. It's possibly a stressed male since they've not spawned!



The answer to invader's original question is that the yellow colour morphs stay yellow. I've never had a yellow colour morph change to the tan of the natural colour form. There is also a variety I've seen described as red tailed yellow honey gourami. These have reddish orange margins to the fins, but the body and main part of the fins stay yellow. The males do develop the black throat like the natural coloured males.

 

[rocknurworld2006]

I have had honey gouramis for many years. At first I had the natural coloured variety (tan males, beige females) but after I failed to find any of this colour, I replaced a dead fish with one of the yellow colour morph, and since then I have had both colours at the same time. When the first ones spawned, I used to remove the eggs. They would hatch, but the fry only survived a few weeks. So then I decided to leave the eggs in the bubble nest, but as they were in a community tank, the eggs were always eaten despite the best attempts of the male.
A few years ago I had a natural coloured male and a yellow female. This male never made a bubble nest, he used to deposit the eggs behind the heater cable. So it was quite obvious when they had spawned. I've only had my current pair for a couple of months, but they haven't spawned - it could be that I have two males this time!

Whenever I've bought the yellow colour morph, I've gone by the fin shape to distinguish between males and females. Females also sometimes have a dark stripe like the natural coloured ones. At the moment, I have one which developed a yellowy orange colouration towards the rear after he settled in. This one is definitely a male as he has a black throat when he builds a bubble nest. The other is plain yellow with a dark brown stripe down the side. It's possibly a stressed male since they've not spawned!



The answer to invader's original question is that the yellow colour morphs stay yellow. I've never had a yellow colour morph change to the tan of the natural colour form. There is also a variety I've seen described as red tailed yellow honey gourami. These have reddish orange margins to the fins, but the body and main part of the fins stay yellow. The males do develop the black throat like the natural coloured males.

can u plz post pics?

 

[Essjay]

I've taken a very fuzzy pic of the fish I bought last November as a female (wouldn't keep still!) but how do I add it? I don't use photobucket etc, and I don't want to open an account. Is there any other way?

The male wouldn't co-operate. He's building a bubble nest behind the filter and he won't come out!

Edit Until I can add my own pic, there's one in here of a yellow honey gourami, in the second post. My female is this colour, except that she also has a dark brown stripe running down each side from nose to tail.
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=34959

 

[rocknurworld2006]

try adding as an attachment but probs wnt work.

u need to use photobucket

if u cant show me a pic.

show me a pic on googke and post webpage

 

[Essjay]

See edit above - I'm a very slow typer!

 

[rocknurworld2006]

I've taken a very fuzzy pic of the fish I bought last November as a female (wouldn't keep still!) but how do I add it? I don't use photobucket etc, and I don't want to open an account. Is there any other way?

The male wouldn't co-operate. He's building a bubble nest behind the filter and he won't come out!

Edit Until I can add my own pic, there's one in here of a yellow honey gourami, in the second post. My female is this colour, except that she also has a dark brown stripe running down each side from nose to tail.
[URL="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=34959"]http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=34959[/URL]

ok so its not the true collisa chuna.

man made instead

 

[Essjay]

I did use the term yellow colour morph, which means man made. There are two colour morphs, from what I've seen, yellow and red. From what I can gather, they've been bred like that, they are not dyed. As I've never had any luck keeping the fry alive (of any type) I don't know if they breed true.

The OP had seen some and wanted to know if they retained their colour into adulthood. It doesn't matter whether they are man made or not, the fact is that all the yellow colour morphs I've ever had stayed yellow throughout their lives. The only colour change was that they become a brighter yellow when they have settled in, they are usually stressed and paler in the LFS tank.

 

[Goodygumdrops]

I can concur with Essjay,my honey dwarf's spawn has just hatched,I have the tiny dainty,bright yellow ones,not the true honeys,and both males and females are yellow/orange.
The female,as mentioned,has bright orange edging around her fins,the male has an opal blue dorsal fin and a black throat.
I've just removed all my other dwarfs bar the breeding male from the tank where the babies are and can also now tell you that the male loses his black throat once breeding is complete and I guess,all threats are removed.