Hello
For a long time I've been researching and admiring the Honey Gourami and was pleased to find that a nice LPS had some in their plant tank. After observing the tank for a little bit I picked out a lovely female for my empty, recently finished cycling 10 gallon tank along with a plant(slowly I plan on adding some hardier plants into my 10 gallon as time goes on). Shes very pretty, lively, and friendly but I have a few questions perhaps someone with experience with Honeys could answer....

I'd read that they like liveish foods, freeze dried and frozen. However when i offered her freeze dried(not sure exactly what, the container reads 'freeze dried melody')she nibbled at it and spit it back out. So out of curiosity I offered her a little of the spirulina that my Uncle sent me when he gave me his Cichlids and she seemed to like that more. I offered her some of the flakes that I usually feed to the others and she seems to not be as excited about that, but ate it none the less. Is there perhaps anything else I could pick up and try to give her a more varied died? Can I try fresh veggies? If so, what kinds?

I had thought about maybe getting one or two more Honeys for the tank(a male or a male and another female)but not only was I worried that that would be too much, but I remembered what happened to my female dwarf gourami when I added a male. I'd hoped to breed them, but while the breeding tank as being set up he harassed her to death. She'd always been lively and friendly, but after the addition of the male she was no longer like that. So I'm hesitant on getting another Honey at all. Would there possibly be anything else I could put in with her?

Any advice is appreciated