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04-23-2012, 05:46 PM #1
male gourami building bubble nest - no female
one of my dwarf male gourami is building a bubble nest. there are no females in the tank. Is this normal? Just curious. It's the second nest he's built in 2 months.
30 gal FW:dw gourami, cory cats, ABN pleco, Colombian & Serpae tetra, nerites & mystery snails
5.5 gal FW: crown tail betta
90 gal FW: Blood Parrots, severums, Jurupari, EBJD, congo tetras, angel, dw gourami, mystery snails
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04-23-2012, 06:36 PM #2
he is telling you "bring me females!"
Haven't personally seen a gourami do it, but my male bettas do it all the time. Best to keep your house tidy even if you aren't expecting company. You never know!300 gallon mega tank: build in progress
75 gallon community tank: tetras, danios, corys, platies, otos, pearl gouramis, bristlenose pleco, assassin snails, red cherry shrimp, bamboo shrimp
70 gallon growout tank: clown loaches, sailfin pleco
60 gallon goldfish tank: fancy goldfish
29 gallon frog tank / 10 gallon tadpole tank: 1 leopard frog, 1 tadpole
10 gallon and 5.5 gallon betta tanks: 1 male betta each, sometimes snails
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04-23-2012, 06:42 PM #3
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04-23-2012, 06:51 PM #4
Ah - so this guy is of the "If I build it, they will come," mentality. He's an optimist. <g>
Hate to disappoint the little guy but he's going to remain a bachelor.
Thanks for the responses!30 gal FW:dw gourami, cory cats, ABN pleco, Colombian & Serpae tetra, nerites & mystery snails
5.5 gal FW: crown tail betta
90 gal FW: Blood Parrots, severums, Jurupari, EBJD, congo tetras, angel, dw gourami, mystery snails
90 Gal Journal: http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...ad.php?t=93939





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