waterdrop
Enthusiastic "Re-Beginner"
Right, completely agree with Curiosity here.
The Blue,Opy,Gold,3Spot are all the same fish. They are color morphs of the the old 3spot and their scientific name is Trichogaster trichopterus. I've kept these and not only are they big but my personal experience was that when placed in a community and a tank too small, the males were more trouble even than cichlids when they get territorial. They are a wonderful fish in a 75 or 125 US gallon where they can have a top corner or half and are put in their place by still larger fish in the tank. But they are usually wrong in a tank less than 40G or so with smaller community fish is my feeling, but depends on the community.
The Honeys (Trichogaster chuna) are a completely different story, being the gourami of choice in smaller commnuity tanks. The Pearl (Trichogaster leerii) is somewhere in between as its possible for it to get a bit large (but maybe not too large for Ally's 24G) but I wouldn't put more than a pair probably. They are also between in aggression but closer to the Honey, which is not aggressive at all is my feeling.
Probably the reason those particular tetras are nippy at all is just that their shoal of 6 feels a little cramped in less than 100L and would be more used to not having other fish in their little shoaling space, which is what's happening in a tank. In the wild their shoal would be more like 100 and they'd have their area of the river/stream and the only intruders would be coming in to eat them. The large shoal moves to form a "shape" that the attacker thinks is a still larger fish and it hopefully turns away. Slower intruders (the angel and possibly Honeys in this case) are nipped to just keep the space pure so the the defensive mechanism is the most effective. I think as the glowlights got up to 8 or 10, they would probably leave the honeys alone.
This is an excellent example of sticking to it and working hard on a good stocking plan. Well done Ally! You're going to enjoy it and grow as a fishkeeper!
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The Blue,Opy,Gold,3Spot are all the same fish. They are color morphs of the the old 3spot and their scientific name is Trichogaster trichopterus. I've kept these and not only are they big but my personal experience was that when placed in a community and a tank too small, the males were more trouble even than cichlids when they get territorial. They are a wonderful fish in a 75 or 125 US gallon where they can have a top corner or half and are put in their place by still larger fish in the tank. But they are usually wrong in a tank less than 40G or so with smaller community fish is my feeling, but depends on the community.
The Honeys (Trichogaster chuna) are a completely different story, being the gourami of choice in smaller commnuity tanks. The Pearl (Trichogaster leerii) is somewhere in between as its possible for it to get a bit large (but maybe not too large for Ally's 24G) but I wouldn't put more than a pair probably. They are also between in aggression but closer to the Honey, which is not aggressive at all is my feeling.
Probably the reason those particular tetras are nippy at all is just that their shoal of 6 feels a little cramped in less than 100L and would be more used to not having other fish in their little shoaling space, which is what's happening in a tank. In the wild their shoal would be more like 100 and they'd have their area of the river/stream and the only intruders would be coming in to eat them. The large shoal moves to form a "shape" that the attacker thinks is a still larger fish and it hopefully turns away. Slower intruders (the angel and possibly Honeys in this case) are nipped to just keep the space pure so the the defensive mechanism is the most effective. I think as the glowlights got up to 8 or 10, they would probably leave the honeys alone.
This is an excellent example of sticking to it and working hard on a good stocking plan. Well done Ally! You're going to enjoy it and grow as a fishkeeper!
~~waterdrop~~
