Fish came! Also some quick questions .

[TomRadford12354]

Hello,

Hope you all are having good day . Just got my fish today of the Internet no deaths and they seem amazing.

Just thought I would share some pictures with you guys and also had some little questions.

Fish:
A couple of Purple Emperor Tetras
2 honey gourami
1 Snow White ancistrus .

Questions:
Can you tell the sex of Gouramis at a young age ?( no colour has developed)
My Snow White Ancistrus hasn't been eating algae wafers. Any ideas on what it should have?


Thanks for taking a look .

Tom

 

[utahfish]

Hello,

Hope you all are having good day . Just got my fish today of the Internet no deaths and they seem amazing.

Just thought I would share some pictures with you guys and also had some little questions.

Fish:
A couple of Purple Emperor Tetras
2 honey gourami
1 Snow White ancistrus .

Questions:
Can you tell the sex of Gouramis at a young age ?( no colour has developed)
My Snow White Ancistrus hasn't been eating algae wafers. Any ideas on what it should have?


Thanks for taking a look .

Tom

Pretty pleco!
Im not sure how to sex gourami sorry.
Tetra are a shoaling fish though and need to be kept in groups of at least six if the size of your tank allows. The more the merrier and the larger the group the less stressed and more healthy!

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Very pretty Pleco!

I agree with @uhtafish - Tetras are a shoaling fish, and should be kept in groups of 6 or more,

 

[TomRadford12354]

Thank you he is one of my favourite he loves to clean his own piece of wood.

Sorry if forgot to add there is Half a dozen.
Yes as I have heard they are fin nippers .But bizarrely they are not schooling really they are more playing in 2s some of the time .

Tom

 

[utahfish]

Hello,

Hope you all are having good day . Just got my fish today of the Internet no deaths and they seem amazing.

Just thought I would share some pictures with you guys and also had some little questions.

Fish:
A couple of Purple Emperor Tetras
2 honey gourami
1 Snow White ancistrus .

Questions:
Can you tell the sex of Gouramis at a young age ?( no colour has developed)
My Snow White Ancistrus hasn't been eating algae wafers. Any ideas on what it should have?


Thanks for taking a look .

Tom

This might help.

Honey Gourami Care Guide: Easy Tips for Beginners

Honey gourami is a small, peaceful fish that thrives in community aquariums. It prefers warm water and needs a well-planted tank with ample cover.

meethepet.com

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Thank you he is one of my favourite he loves to clean his own piece of wood.

Sorry if forgot to add there is Half a dozen.
Yes as I have heard they are fin nippers .But bizarrely they are not schooling really they are more playing in 2s some of the time .

Tom

Oh, ok, good. That is a decent size for Tetras. As usual, the more the better. (I prefer 8 or more. )

Are you sure those are honey Gourami’s?

 

[utahfish]

Thank you he is one of my favourite he loves to clean his own piece of wood.

Sorry if forgot to add there is Half a dozen.
Yes as I have heard they are fin nippers .But bizarrely they are not schooling really they are more playing in 2s some of the time .

Tom

Awesome that you have 6. Phantoms like other larger tetras like serpaes can be a bit nippy keeping them in large groups spreads the aggression.

 

[TomRadford12354]

Oh, ok, good. That is a decent size for Tetras. As usual, the more the better. (I prefer 8 or more. )

Are you sure those are honey Gourami’s?

They are Gouramis from the feelers and they love the plants . I hope so they where listed as that online .

 

[utahfish]

They are Gouramis from the feelers and they love the plants . I hope so they where listed as that online .

They look like sparkling gourami which is another dwarf species of gourami though i could be wrong.

 

[TomRadford12354]

They look like sparkling gourami which is abother dwarf species of gourami though i could be wrong.

Hmmm.
I will wait for someone who knows Gouramis well . If not well I still really like them .

 

[TomRadford12354]

Oh, ok, good. That is a decent size for Tetras. As usual, the more the better. (I prefer 8 or more. )

Are you sure those are honey Gourami’s?

Reckon its worth putting it on the Gourami section ?

 

[utahfish]

Hmmm.
I will wait for someone who knows Gouramis well . If not well I still really like them .

Here is sparkling, seriously fish is a go to for reputable fish info

Trichopsis pumila – Sparkling Gourami (Ctenops pumilus, Trichopsis pumilus var. siamensis) — Seriously Fish

www.seriouslyfish.com

 

[utahfish]

Reckon its worth putting it on the Gourami section ?

Couldnt hurt

 

[TomRadford12354]

Couldnt hurt

OK will do .
Thanks for all you help !

 

[Essjay]

The photos show stressed honey gouramis - they will be stressed as they've just arrived. They are not sparkling gouramis.

Are the photos of the same fish? The photos all look like females of the natural colour of honey gourami, though as they are stressed you may have males or a mixture. Wait a few days and see what they look like once they settle in.

I have to warn you though that emperor tetras are very active fish and coupd stress the gouramis just by their swimming behaviour.