[2] The honey gourami is typically found in rivers and lakes in its native range of India and Bangladesh.

They exhibit bright orange colouring around the throat region, which at breeding time becomes much brighter and is used to court the female.

[5] The honey gourami is generally considered to be a non-aggressive community fish, ideal for small aquaria (10 gallons and up).

Providing cover is necessary as this species, like the similarly sized dwarf gourami, can be rather timid, and aggressive tankmates are best avoided.

When ready to spawn, you will find the male building a small bubble nest in one end of your tank.

The male continues guarding the nest, and rebuilds and repairs it if needed, while the female leaves the area.

When they commence free swimming the fry should be fed infusoria, 10 days later brine shrimp, and 3 weeks later finely ground flakes.