I have fry!

[phishluvr]

My pearl gourami and apparently a blue have nested and there's a ton of fry! The blue is defending the quadrant ferousily , even stared me down when I was looking in. Now, I'm not quite sure what to do with them. The bubble nest went unnoticed by me ) until I saw the fry this evening and I'm not sure is I should move them or leave them be. I set up a 39 gallon with some live plants and filled with my big tank's water. Should I move them over in a day or two? The pearl is looking quite bloated and I'm thinking she may have more eggs soon. Should I move her instead then take her out after the next set of fry?

 

[Annastasia]

I am by far, no expert on Gourami fry, so I found a good link for you: http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...1&st=&p=&#entry

Or two: http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...1&st=&p=&#entry

If you wanted to save the next fry, I'd think you'd have to move both parents over to the other tank, because the eggs need to be fertilized by the male.

Anyway, not sure how much this helps, but hopefully a little!

 

[Bling]

I didn't know a pearl and a blue gourami would interbreed!

 

[Ddraig Goch]

Both parents are required to lay/fertilize eggs and the male will need to build a bubble nest first. If you are about when they lay their eggs it is well worth watching.

The male will guard the nest for a couple of days after the eggs are layed, if you wish to save sone of these fry I suggest you remove them and put them into a tank on their own. Next time they lay more eggs you can move them also a couple of days after they are layed.