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So Nubs (male bristlenose) hadn't come out of his cave in at least 5 days. I've seen his face poking out, but that's it. He lives with Jeff (big fat female) and 3 little young ones. I'm hoping it's because he's guarding a nest. If he is, how long until the babies start coming out of the cave...

Gave it another shot, failed. They spawned the next day, removed female, by the next morning eggs were scattered everywhere and cloudy. Not a single one hatched. It seems that they are just not a good fertile pair. I've switched males and might try my other female in there. So frustrating.

Cool, thanks Andy. I will get that tank set up today and give them a few weeks to "cool down" lol ???

Can't believe these two! Haven't had a chance to move her out yet (gotta set up my tiny 18L tank), look in there, bloody spawning again! How can she possibly have eggs! This will be the 4th time in two weeks. They only spawned 2 days ago. Seriously....

Wow! Exciting though. Fingers crossed for successful spawning next time. :-)

Ahhhh, yeah get the app. It's easier. ;-)

Thanks heaps! I wonder if I could pop a divider into the tank to condition them. So they are together but not. My tanks aren't close enough to put them next to each other. I'll make them hold off for a bit, they've spawned 3 times in two weeks!! Newly weds huh?! Lol

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Yup, removing the female. The male gets really upset when I move her out. I never had this problem with my other pair, they would hatch by the hundreds. I just don't get why they don't seem fertile. Is there a certain length of time I should make them wait between spawns? She is a bit of a hussy...

My honey gourami seem to be spawning easily, the female is pestering the male until he complies... But nothing's hatching. :-( After spawning the male is great and tends the best well, but by the next day the eggs are scattered everywhere and have turned white. Few if any hatch. The first spawn...

What are their favourites? I mostly give mine courgette (zucchini), but last night I gave them butternut squash or pumpkin. Now my water is all coudy...:-/

That looks so lovely! I'm impressed with your building work. :-)

How soon after spawning can honey gourami spawn again? Last week they spawned in my breeding tank, but there have only been 3-4 survivors.. The male and female are back in the community tank, but he's still all black in his throat and she keeps trying to get him to spawn, they've even done the...

Hi there, I just got a new tank 15gallons or 56litres. Are there any cichlids that would be ok in a tank this size?

This tank has a few good plants, floating ones as well, but not enough I don't think. Poor female had a rough time, when I removed her I realised just how badly he had beaten her up. Her tail is in tatters. :-( He was freaking out so much that the few eggs that looked to be hatching he killed. I...

I normally would, but he was stressing out.

So yesterday there was romance, my gourami spawned. I removed the female last night and then removed the male today. Floating in the best are eggs, but they are looking sort of furry and cloudy... Am I right to assume that they are no good. The last time my other pair spawned I had wrigglers...

I'm unprepared! My infusiora hasn't cultured in time, got no setup for brine shrimp. What shall I feed them?

Eeeep! There's romance in the Honey gourami tank! They seem to be spawning, but at this stage in not sure he's squeezing her right. Can't see any eggs yet. I'm so excited! I didn't expect things to happen so quick, only got them on Tuesday. Ooooh she's just released eggs!!

He seems to have calmed down a little, she's keeping her distance. I've noticed that her poor tail is tattered. Is there anything I need to do to help her heal?

I've only just gotten him, he came like this and I think they are healed already. Hopefully! The woman I bought him from had discus. Would they do this?

Yesterday I went to my LFS to get another make honey gourami. They happened to have a pair that had been returned along with s bunch of other fish as the owner had decided not to keep fish anymore. I thought that being a pair together already, that they would be good together. I've put them in...

Just realised that my new fish is missing fins! There should be fins where those nubs are right?!

So get rid of her then? Is it going to kill the rest of my fish?

My lovely mumma danio is poorly. She's gasping, and looking like a pinecone. I checked the parameters, ammonia was up to 0.25-0.5 so I did a 50% water change and gave it a good gravel vac. Is there anything I can do for her? I have her separated now in a container within the tank, but I...