breeding help

[krystin brooks]

i am a first time fish owner and i have two Gouramis that i got just over a week ago and i noticed that my female was pregnant i seperated them but how long do i wait till she gives birth. some one please help :help:

[Fishalicious]

Gourami's don't give birth like livebearers do. When gourami's breed the male will build a bubble nest on the surface of the water... the male and female will mate & the female will release the eggs and the Gourami's will place the eggs in the bubblenest to develop. During this time they will defend the bubblenest at all times.

So she is not really 'pregnant' but may be holding eggs... if the male does not build a bubblenest and no mating takes place she will simply release the unfertilized eggs and will eat them.

[krystin brooks]

first thank you and second i had them in a large tank until i realized that she was holding eggs then i preped another tank and moved them. could the male already have made the bubble nest and it got disturbed by the filter and if so will he make a new one