{"id":2377,"date":"2019-10-11T09:19:07","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T09:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.tetra.net\/en\/en\/?p=2377"},"modified":"2019-09-16T09:26:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T09:26:48","slug":"honey-gourami-trichogaster-chuna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tetra.net\/en-en\/honey-gourami-trichogaster-chuna\/","title":{"rendered":"Honey Gourami (Trichogaster chuna)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <em>Honey Gourami (Trichogaster chuna<\/em>) owes its common name to the bright honey-yellow to orange colouring of the male fish during the mating season, whereas female honey gouramis are light-yellow to brown in colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Trichogaster chuna<\/em>\noriginally come from North-East India and Bangladesh. One of their main\ndiscovery sites is the Ghaghara, a tributary of the famous Ganges River, but\nthey can also be found in stagnant bodies of water, such as swamps. <em>Trichogaster\nchuna<\/em> have a life expectancy of around 4 years and typically grow\nto up to 5 centimetres in length. Previously, the scientific name for honey\ngouramis was \u201c<em>Colisa chuna\u201d<\/em>, but according to more recent\nclassifications, the honey gourami has since been attributed to the\nTrichogaster genus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>As\nhoney\ngouramis are labyrinth fish they also breathe atmospheric oxygen.\nThis phenomenon enables the fish to adapt to their natural environment. As\nsuch, labyrinth fish can use the extra oxygen in the air to survive, even when\nthere is a lack of oxygen in the water.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aquarium and water<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aquarium should have a volume of at least 54 litres.\nThis corresponds to the Tetra Starter Line LED aquarium with the following\ndimensions: 60 x 30 x 30 cm. The water temperature should meet the natural\nneeds of honey gouramis. We recommend tropical temperatures of 22 to 28\u00b0C.\nIdeally, the water should be slightly acidic to slightly alkaline, (pH value:\napprox. 6.5-8.5) and medium-hard (GH value: approx. 8-15\u00b0dH), but <em>Trichogaster\nchuna<\/em> can also be kept in slightly softer or harder water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.tetra.net\/en\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FdS_Trichogaster_chuna_Honiggurami_Tetra6_2094x2094-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.tetra.net\/en-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FdS_Trichogaster_chuna_Honiggurami_Tetra6_2094x2094-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.tetra.net\/en-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FdS_Trichogaster_chuna_Honiggurami_Tetra6_2094x2094-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/blog.tetra.net\/en-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FdS_Trichogaster_chuna_Honiggurami_Tetra6_2094x2094-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blog.tetra.net\/en-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FdS_Trichogaster_chuna_Honiggurami_Tetra6_2094x2094-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption> <br><em>Honey Gourami (Trichogaster chuna<\/em>) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keeping conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Trichogaster chuna<\/em>\nshould be kept in pairs, bearing in mind that the males chase the females\naround during the mating season. The aquarium should therefore offer enough\nretreats and hiding places for the females. Honey gouramis are peaceful fish\nthat are ideal for keeping in community tanks. They particularly like sharing\nthe aquarium with smaller and quiet fish, such as catfish, and should not be\nkept together with rough fish or \u201cfin pickers\u201d such as Sumatra barbs. Gouramis\ntend to prefer the upper regions of the aquarium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Planting and decoration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aquarium should contain a large number of plants. Dense\nvegetation around the edges of the tank offers places for female honey gouramis\nto hide when beset by males during the mating season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Like\nmany other labyrinth fish, honey gouramis are bubble nest builders. During the\nbreeding season, the males build bubble nests made up of little air bubbles\ncoated in saliva. They attach these \u201cnests\u201d to floating plants. If you wish to\nobserve this phenomenon, you need to keep a pair of honey gouramis in a largish\naquarium, where they are undisturbed. <\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Diet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Trichogaster\nchuna<\/em> are omnivores, which means you can feed them various foods\nsuch as TetraMin or Tetra Menu. However, you should always make sure that the\nfood is fine-grained and not too big. To enhance their colour vibrancy, you can\nalso feed honey gouramis Tetra Rubin. The colour-enhancing effect of Tetra\nRubin can be seen in just two weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Honey Gourami (Trichogaster chuna) owes its common name to the bright honey-yellow to orange colouring of the male fish during the mating season, whereas female honey gouramis are light-yellow to brown in colour. Trichogaster chuna originally come from North-East India and Bangladesh. 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