New tank, have a question about something

[Rocky998]

dwarf gourami look pretty cool

Well... There are multiple issues I see.
5g is way too small and 10 gallons would be an absolute minimum. Not to mention that they have a disease named after them that most of them have due to them being over bred. I would try to stay far away from them because that disease is not curable at all

 

[maxikfr]

awww well i could get normal gourami but ill need a 30 or 20 gal

 

[Essjay]

Honey gourami are an alternative for a 10 gallon, they don't have the same health issues as dwarf gourami. Some stores label them as honey dwarf gourami but they are a different species from dwarfs.

For 5 gallons the choice is very limited. I would only have a single betta (male or female) or shrimps in a tank this size.

 

[maxikfr]

can i only have a Single honey gourami? or multiple

 

[Rocky998]

can i only have a Single honey gourami? or multiple

In a 10g. One.

 

[Rocky998]

In a 10g. One.

Possibly two if there are no other fish. But it has to be 1M 1F OR 2F

 

[maxikfr]

yeah gouramis are aggresive i heard from my dad

 

[Rocky998]

yeah gouramis are aggresive i heard from my dad

Well, yes and no. Depends on the species and group size. Obviously don't put two males together in a 10g BUT provided with a large group and a correct male to female ratio, they will barely fight... Especially honey gouramis. They are on the more peaceful side.

 

[AmyKieran]

Well, yes and no. Depends on the species and group size. Obviously don't put two males together in a 10g BUT provided with a large group and a correct male to female ratio, they will barely fight... Especially honey gouramis. They are on the more peaceful side.

Yeah honey gouramis are almost always a good alternative to the likes of dwarf gourami. Also they don’t get dwarf gourami disease

 

[Rocky998]

Yeah honey gouramis are almost always a good alternative to the likes of dwarf gourami. Also they don’t get dwarf gourami disease

Well they do, it's just dwarf gouramis get it really easy and they have been the ones getting all of it sadly. It can spread to other gouramis.

 

[AmyKieran]

Well they do, it's just dwarf gouramis get it really easy and they have been the ones getting all of it sadly. It can spread to other gouramis.

Oh so honey gouramis can still get the disease, even if they are never in contact with dwarfs?

 

[Rocky998]

Oh so honey gouramis can still get the disease, even if they are never in contact with dwarfs?

They have to get the disease from somewhere, just like ich. The gourami disease affects ALL gouramis and there is no cure. But dwarf gouramis, due to being over bred get it a lot and now most have it

 

[Colin_T]

All labyrinth fishes (Bettas & gouramis) can get the gourami Iridovirus. However, as mentioned above, they need to be exposed to it to catch it. The Iridovirus gets shed by contaminated fish and the virus can remain in the aquarium for months after the fish have gone. If you add other labyrinth fishes to a tank that has had the Iridovirus, then those fish will probably catch it.

Dwarf gouramis (Colisa lalius) and all their colour forms are the most common fish seen with the Iridovirus because it is in the breeder's ponds. The breeders are unwilling to scrap everything, disinfect their set ups and get new fish. So they just keep breeding and supplying contaminated fish.

Honey gouramis (Colisa chuna) usually come from different suppliers that don't usually have the Iridovirus in their system. The same with a lot of other types of gourami. Some gouramis are wild caught and these are normally free of the virus too.

 

[Essjay]

yeah gouramis are aggresive i heard from my dad

As Rocky said, it depends on the species. There's a spectrum of aggressiveness with honey and pearl gouramis being on the less aggressive end, the varieties of 3 spot (gold, opaline etc) at the more aggressive end, with dwarfs a bit less aggressive than 3 spots, but more aggressive then honeys. But they are all still gouramis and males will fight over territory. It's just that the more aggressive species will attack other fish as well.