Gourami Help?

[Dannie]

Hello!
I’m looking to get some gouramis today.... I have done quite a bit of research on honey dwarf, and dwarf gouramis, but I’m not sure which is the best one to get?
I saw some beautiful neon-blue dwarf gouramis, that looked quite healthy, and in the tank next to that, some golden honey dwarf's (-which to me, looked more like the wild colouration), would these colour morphs make them less hardy?
And is the honey dwarf easier (and less aggressive) then the normal dwarf too keep?

My tank-
60x30x32
15 gallons (58 liters)
5 male guppies
3 peppered corys (Looking to get a couple more soon)

Thanks for reading this!

 

[DarkEntity]

Ive found most Dwarf Gourami much of a muchness for aggression levels, all fairly tolerant of other fish. Its when you get to the 3Spots and the larger version they can be grumpy fish

I dont think you will find much difference between the stock dwarf, blue, honey or red versions in hardness. They will probably all be tank bred and reared so much more likely to be somewhat hardy compared to wild caught.

 

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[sylvia]

By honey dwarf you may mean the honey color morph of the dwarf gourami or the actual honey gourami. Honey gouramies are hardier than dwarf gouramies of any color (color makes no difference in hardiness BTW) and also stay a tad smaller (dwarfs grow to 2" whereas honeys reach 1.5"). Male honey gouramies develop a dark blue-black ventral coloration when in breeding condition while females are a paler color (in the wild morph as there are a few varieties) and have a horizontal stripe that runs along their sides to the tail. I highly reccomend honeys but would avoid dwarfs - particularly in a smaller tank. Dwarfs are very prone to disease and are very easily stressed. Females are pale silvery fish so usualy you only find males sold at LFSs. This is problematic because males are territorial. Both honeys and dwarfs do best kept as trios (1 male, 2 females). Alternatively, a single male works fine - as does a small (eg 3-4) all-female group. In your case I'd go for a trio of honeys. Learn the scientific name for these fish so you can dientify them - the common names are misleading. Honeys are Colisa chuna or Colisa sota. Dwarfs are Colisa lalia.