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Old November 16th, 2008  
Fish Lore Newbie
 
pregnant gourami

This is the first (second) female that I've had that's gotten pregnant in our tank. First was a guppy which we found out by the swelling of her body, then we found the fry swimming in a tube where I ran my airlines to ornaments. We rescued them and they are in a mesh breeder tank.
This time it's a golden gourami and we'd like to try to keep these babies as well.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Travis
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Old November 16th, 2008  
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Gouramis do not give birth to live babies, therefore can't get pregnant.

They are egg layers, so would be called "gravid" if full of eggs.

Breeding gouramis is a bit complicated, so it's best if you read about it in an article like the following:

Breeding Gouramis
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Old November 16th, 2008  
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If someone would help me I have the same question, but mine is a golden gourami.
How long or what signs show when she's ready to drop eggs?
I'm planning on just placing a mesh breeder basket in the tank.
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Old November 16th, 2008  
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Since I just found out today that I have a pair 1 male and 1 female. We've realized that the female is swelled just as our guppy was. Are you implying that she has been pregnant since we got them about 3-4 months ago? I'm not seeing a bubble nest yet.
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Old November 16th, 2008  
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Quote:
Originally Posted by goshguppies View Post
If someone would help me I have the same question, but mine is a golden gourami.
How long or what signs show when she's ready to drop eggs?
I'm planning on just placing a mesh breeder basket in the tank.
goshpuppies, this post was moved into this thread. The other thread was a question about platys.
You'll be better able to keep track of the answers if they're in one spot. btw, welcome to the forum.
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Old November 16th, 2008  
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I knew that but I'm worried and trying to find some answers.
Thanks for moving it for me.
Glad to be here - - - - - thanks for the welcome!
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Old November 16th, 2008  
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Your welcome. I know what it's like to worry about our fin babies.
I'm sure the link Barbrella will help you.
Please ask any questions you need to. The members here have a wide range of knowledge.

Good luck
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