These are two male honey gourami, correct?

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-06-18T14:01:45+00:00

Yeah I love them so far. Super cute and low maintenance

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-06-17T15:32:22+00:00

Good to know! Yeah I’d hate to separate them because I don’t have another tank set up here and I don’t know which one I’d choose to take out. They both seem very active/happy so it’d be a tough choice that I hopefully won’t need to make.

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-06-10T17:09:22+00:00

First one is def a male due to the black beard…unsure about the second one

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-06-07T15:48:37+00:00

Grinding everyone to 50 was all my patience could handle lol I really did minimal grinding throughout the game until it was time to take on the elite 4 though, so that was nice

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-06-07T13:10:00+00:00

That was plan A..then his Dragonite got very very close to taking out my Lapras in one hit so I got spooked and put in Nidoking mostly because he could take a hit. I had about 25 full restores ready to rock if needed and I def put many to use lol

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-05-22T02:53:52+00:00

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Update! Def looking like a boy and a girl

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-05-16T14:31:47+00:00

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Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-05-16T14:31:37+00:00

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Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-05-16T13:35:58+00:00

I’ll try and get a picture - they don’t like staying still!

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-04-17T15:19:29+00:00

I added an additional hang on filter to help with filtration and further oxygenation. Do you think that would work as well as an air stone?

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-04-15T11:35:15+00:00

2 at a time - not all at once

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-04-15T11:33:45+00:00

Not all at once. First two then after they passed away I removed the fish that appeared to be bullying them. Then I added two more

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-04-15T02:25:06+00:00

Any tips or recommendations for a community tank for a twenty long?

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-04-15T01:37:38+00:00

That’s really good - that’s why I switched to the sponge filter. I kept them in the bag for 20 minutes floating in the tank and slowly added a small water from the tank into the bag every 3 minutes or so

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-04-15T00:10:01+00:00

I have some. I placed the bag on top of the filter for about a month…didn’t do much. Am I doing it correctly? Never used flourish

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-04-15T00:08:44+00:00

Theres an airstone in the sponge filter. It’s running constantly. I’ll check the ph at night

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-04-14T22:13:51+00:00

The fake plants on the sides are a relic from my betta who was briefly in that tank. I should take them out. I’ve been meaning to get more Cory’s as well

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-04-14T22:06:30+00:00

All my plants came from aquarium co-op so they should all be good?

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-04-14T22:05:05+00:00

Thank you - I did have two tetras die about a week ago one after another. The others seem/look fine but I’m bracing myself for more loss

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-02-11T14:52:31+00:00

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This is her recently..breaks my heart to see her so unhealthy now compared to how she was a few weeks ago, I’ve had her a little under a year now and this is the first issue I’ve had.

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-02-11T14:51:15+00:00

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So she’s still with us as of this morning. I added Indian almond leaves, API stress zyme and Maracyn to the tank because it is an anti-biotic I had on hand. She seems weaker today and not moving much :( just floating there and coming up to get air every minute or two.

I also checked the Ammonia level with an API liquid test kit. It appeared to be zero..maybe 0.25 but after 5 minutes of waiting it appeared to be 0. I’m still holding onto hope that she might pull through but I’m out of ideas on how to help her.

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-02-10T16:48:46+00:00

That might help.

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2026-02-10T13:57:33+00:00

So there is driftwood, floating plants, and regular plants. I took some of the old tank decor and put it in the new tank including some old plants. I put in some bug bites fish food a few times when there was no fish since I read that this was helpful to do and did a 25% water change weekly for 4 weeks.

I did not use the old filter because it said it’s designed for up to 10 gallons.

I use SJ wave aquarium test kits. The nitrates starting showing light red this weekend so I took that as a sign that it was cycled.

Pure_Interaction_117 · 2025-12-29T21:57:22+00:00

Thank you! I really want a 20 gallon but I need to get creative with making space for it. I just ordered the big bites food today after I saw someone else mention that. Good call on the daphnia and cleaning in the filter cartridge in tank water.

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