Honey gourami tank mates

Good matches

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The safest picks for honey gouramis are corydoras, lemon tetras and guppies. Each match shares honey gouramis' temperature and pH and leaves them alone.

The calmest gourami. Shy at first and easily bullied by fast eaters.

Temperature

72–82°F

pH

6–7.5

Temperament

Peaceful

Minimum tank

10 gal

With care

34

Avoid

15

Good tank mates

• Corydoras72–79°F
• Lemon tetra72–82°F
• Guppy72–82°F
• Cherry barb73–81°F
• Congo tetra73–82°F
• Kuhli loach75–82°F
• Mystery snail72–82°F
• Harlequin rasbora72–80°F
• Otocinclus72–79°F
• Neon tetra72–79°F
• Sparkling gourami72–82°F
• Bolivian ram72–79°F
• Black neon tetra73–81°F
• Pencilfish75–82°F
• Bamboo shrimp72–82°F
• Ember tetra73–82°F
• Odessa barb72–79°F
• Bristlenose pleco73–81°F
• Rummy nose tetra75–82°F
• Panda cory72–77°F
• Dwarf gourami72–82°F
• Upside down catfish72–79°F
• Clown pleco73–82°F
• Pygmy cory72–79°F
• Glowlight tetra74–80°F
• Celestial pearl danio72–79°F
• Cardinal tetra76–82°F
• Apistogramma75–82°F
• Platy72–80°F
• Zebra loach73–79°F
• Chili rasbora75–82°F
• Dwarf neon rainbowfish75–82°F
• Glass catfish75–80°F
• Hillstream loach72–75°F
• Crayfish72–77°F
• Ramshorn snail72–80°F
• Hatchetfish75–81°F
• Gold barb72–75°F
• Nerite snail72–78°F
• Zebra pleco79–82°F
• Boesemani rainbowfish75–82°F
• Pearl gourami77–82°F
• Zebra danio72–77°F
• Endler's livebearer72–82°F
• German blue ram80–82°F
• Dojo loach72–77°F
• Siamese algae eater75–79°F
• Killifish72–77°F
• Assassin snail75–80°F

Possible, with care

• Betta Bettas and honey gouramis are both labyrinth fish and tend to fight over the surface.
• Pea puffer Pea puffers nip at slow fish. Honey gouramis cannot get away.
• Tiger barb Tiger barbs nip at slow fish. Honey gouramis cannot get away.
• Cherry shrimp Honey gouramis will eat baby shrimp and may chase adults. Dense plants or moss give cherry shrimp somewhere to hide.
• Amano shrimp Honey gouramis will eat baby shrimp and may chase adults. Dense plants or moss give amano shrimp somewhere to hide.
• Black skirt tetra Black skirt tetras nip at slow fish. Honey gouramis cannot get away.
• Kissing gourami At 10 inches a kissing gourami can swallow a small honey gourami. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Ghost shrimp Honey gouramis will eat baby shrimp and may chase adults. Dense plants or moss give ghost shrimp somewhere to hide.
• GloFish tetra Glofish nip at slow fish. Honey gouramis cannot get away.
• African dwarf frog African dwarf frogs eat slowly and nearly blind. Fast honey gouramis will take the food first, so target-feed them.
• Serpae tetra Serpae tetras nip at slow fish. Honey gouramis cannot get away.
• Bala shark At 13 inches a bala shark can swallow a small honey gourami. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Elephant nose fish A grown elephant nose fish may treat small honey gouramis as food, especially at night.
• Yoyo loach Yoyo loaches nip at slow fish. Honey gouramis cannot get away.
• Common pleco Plecos sometimes latch on to slow, flat fish like honey gouramis and rasp their slime coat.
• Electric blue acara Electric blue acaras are much bigger and pushier than honey gouramis, which are slow and easy to bully at feeding time.
• Rainbow shark Rainbow sharks are much bigger and pushier than honey gouramis, which are slow and easy to bully at feeding time.
• Blue gourami Blue gouramis are much bigger and pushier than honey gouramis, which are slow and easy to bully at feeding time.
• Red tail shark Red tail sharks are much bigger and pushier than honey gouramis, which are slow and easy to bully at feeding time.
• Severum A grown severum may treat small honey gouramis as food, especially at night.
• Kribensis Kribensis are much bigger and pushier than honey gouramis, which are slow and easy to bully at feeding time.
• Chinese algae eater Chinese algae eaters are much bigger and pushier than honey gouramis, which are slow and easy to bully at feeding time.
• Clown loach A grown clown loach may treat small honey gouramis as food, especially at night.
• Rosy barb Rosy barbs nip at slow fish. Honey gouramis cannot get away.
• Firemouth cichlid Firemouth cichlids are much bigger and pushier than honey gouramis, which are slow and easy to bully at feeding time.
• Silver dollar Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for honey gouramis.
• Tinfoil barb At 12 inches a tinfoil barb can swallow a small honey gourami. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Koi At 24 inches a koi can swallow a small honey gourami. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Swordtail Swordtails are much bigger and pushier than honey gouramis, which are slow and easy to bully at feeding time.
• Blood parrot A grown blood parrot may treat small honey gouramis as food, especially at night.
• Molly Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.5.
• Discus They only share 82°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Electric yellow cichlid Different water: honey gouramis want pH 6–7.5, yellow labs want pH 7.8–8.6.
• Peacock cichlid Different water: honey gouramis want pH 6–7.5, peacock cichlids want pH 7.8–8.6.

Avoid

• Axolotl Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); honey gouramis need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Angelfish An adult angelfish is twice the size of a honey gourami and will hunt or batter a slow, long-finned fish like this.
• Oscar An adult oscar eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2 inches honey gouramis do.
• Bichir An adult bichir eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2 inches honey gouramis do.
• Jack Dempsey An adult jack dempsey eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2 inches honey gouramis do.
• Black ghost knife An adult black ghost knife eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2 inches honey gouramis do.
• Pictus catfish An adult pictus catfish eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2 inches honey gouramis do.
• Convict cichlid Convict cichlids are aggressive and will bully peaceful honey gouramis.
• Goldfish Goldfish are coldwater animals (60–74°F); honey gouramis need 72–82°F. They overlap only at 72–74°F, the edge of both ranges.
• Paradise fish Paradise fish and honey gouramis are both labyrinth fish and tend to fight over the surface.
• African cichlid African cichlids are aggressive and will bully peaceful honey gouramis.
• White cloud minnow White cloud minnows are coldwater animals (60–72°F); honey gouramis need 72–82°F. They meet only at 72°F, the edge of both ranges.
• Silver arowana An adult silver arowana eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2 inches honey gouramis do.
• Fancy goldfish Fancy goldfish are coldwater animals (65–74°F); honey gouramis need 72–82°F. They overlap only at 72–74°F, the edge of both ranges.
• Flowerhorn An adult flowerhorn eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2 inches honey gouramis do.

Planning a mixed tank? The tank mate checker tests every pair at once. Or read the honey gourami care sheet.