Gourami Bubbles or Eggs

[Zathoros]

Hi,

My gold Gourami male is tending some stuff on the surface of my tank. I
haven't had Betas or Gouramis before, so I don't know if they are just
bubbles or if there are eggs in there as well. They look more substantial
than a simple air bubble, what do Gourami bubbles look like, heh.

I took a picture it's not great though. I was wondering if I should avoid
changing the water so as not to disrupt the Gourami, or should I just try
and leave that area alone and change the water as normal?

http://www.avadb.com/photos/EggsorBubbles.JPG

Thanks

[Mike]

"Zathoros" > wrote in message
news:S1tAf.2286$Ez3.1269@trnddc03...
> Hi,
>
> My gold Gourami male is tending some stuff on the surface of my tank. I
> haven't had Betas or Gouramis before, so I don't know if they are just
> bubbles or if there are eggs in there as well. They look more substantial
> than a simple air bubble, what do Gourami bubbles look like, heh.
>
> I took a picture it's not great though. I was wondering if I should avoid
> changing the water so as not to disrupt the Gourami, or should I just try
> and leave that area alone and change the water as normal?
>
> http://www.avadb.com/photos/EggsorBubbles.JPG
>
> Thanks
>

They look like eggs to me. I would recommend leaving the area with the eggs
alone. Not that Ive ever breed gouramis but most of the time the parents
will eat the eggs if they are in a community tank, thats what happened with
our angelfish.

Mike
http://www.mikesfishsite.com

[Marco Schwarz]

Hi..

> http://www.avadb.com/photos/EggsorBubbles.JPG

The golden version of T. trichopterus? I've only had the
gray and the blue..

[x] I'm not sure, but I would vote for _eggs_ ! :-)

In nature they start breeding at full moon and make thin but
huge bubble nests in advance. Are you really sure to keep a
_male_ gourami?

> I haven't had Betas or Gouramis before, so I
> don't know if they are just bubbles or if there are eggs
> in there as well.

The "early" eggs seem to be a little more "yellow" than the
bubbles..
--
cu
Marco

[Zathoros]

Well they were eggs, guess there is too much current for a bubble nest.
Though the fry do not have to swim to stay where they are. Maybe he just
isnt any good at making bubbles or not all gouramis make nests? Here's a
picture of the Fry.

http://www.avadb.com/photos/gouramifry.jpg

"Zathoros" > wrote in message
news:S1tAf.2286$Ez3.1269@trnddc03...
> Hi,
>
> My gold Gourami male is tending some stuff on the surface of my tank. I
> haven't had Betas or Gouramis before, so I don't know if they are just
> bubbles or if there are eggs in there as well. They look more substantial
> than a simple air bubble, what do Gourami bubbles look like, heh.
>
> I took a picture it's not great though. I was wondering if I should avoid
> changing the water so as not to disrupt the Gourami, or should I just try
> and leave that area alone and change the water as normal?
>
> http://www.avadb.com/photos/EggsorBubbles.JPG
>
> Thanks
>

[Koi-lo]

"Zathoros" > wrote in message
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> Well they were eggs, guess there is too much current for a bubble nest.
> Though the fry do not have to swim to stay where they are. Maybe he just
> isnt any good at making bubbles or not all gouramis make nests? Here's a
> picture of the Fry.
>
> http://www.avadb.com/photos/gouramifry.jpg
=====================================
Nice! :-) If there *is* too much current the fry may exhaust and die once
they start to hunt for food. Can you turn it down to a low setting while
the fry are tiny?
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[Tynk]

Zathoros wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My gold Gourami male is tending some stuff on the surface of my tank. I
> haven't had Betas or Gouramis before, so I don't know if they are just
> bubbles or if there are eggs in there as well. They look more substantial
> than a simple air bubble, what do Gourami bubbles look like, heh.
>
> I took a picture it's not great though. I was wondering if I should avoid
> changing the water so as not to disrupt the Gourami, or should I just try
> and leave that area alone and change the water as normal?
>
> http://www.avadb.com/photos/EggsorBubbles.JPG
>
> Thanks

<<I
> haven't had Betas or Gouramis before>>>

Just an FYI...that would be "Betta". It's pronounced "Bet-uh", not
"bait-uh".
(most likely the reason for the misspelling)

As for the fry....congrats.
However, what are you going to do now?
Do you have small enough fry foods for Gourami fry?
I'm a Betta breeder that hasn't bred Gouramis, but being in the same
family as Bettas I am going to assume they're just as tiny, or near it,
as Betta fry are.
First you'll have to remove the fry from this tank,
They will either be eaten after they become free swimming by the
father/other tank mates or be sucked up into the filter.
If you want to keep them, you'll need a small fry tank.
For now, their Labyrinth organ hasn't developed yet (organ that allows
labyrinth fish to breathe surface air, as well as get O2 from the water
via their gills), so they will need a small sponge filter running.
A heater too. You'll have to check on the proper temp for Gourami fry,
but Betta fry are kept at 80-82*f.
When their labyrinth organ starts to develope they need to be able to
breathe in warm, humid air..not room temp are or they will die.
This is easily done by having a hood or covering the top with plastic
wrap.
Check on the specifics on when Gourami fry's L. Organ developes, as it
may be different than Bettas (which start about a month old..4-6 weeks
of age).
Foods will need to be smaller than normal egg laying fish.
Newly hatched baby Brine Shrimp are ok, and even come in frozen form at
some shops.
Just make sure it says *baby* Brine on the package and not just Brine
Shrimp which would be adult shrimp.