Gourami bubble nest questions?

Question

I need to know what gourami eggs look like I have 3 gouramis.They are blue or what walmart calls giant gouramis.I looked it up and what I thought was eggs is a bubble nest. What do the eggs look like in the bubble nest? And what else do I need to know about the breeding process. I just bought a fish with very rounded fins and so I think she is a girl. Since my boys have been busy building bubble nests I am watching to see if anything happens. but I don't really know what to watch for thankyou.

I guess walmart goofed up again because are definitely blur in color with spots. They were mislabeled as giant gouramis

Answer 1

http://www.wiljo.nu/images/fiskar/trichogaster_trichopterus3.jpg

The "cloudy" spheres in the above photo are the eggs.

Some info on breeding: http://freshaquarium.about.com/od/gourami/p/bluegourami.htm

Answer 2

"Blue" and "giant" gouramis . Blue gourami (aka 3-spot) are Trichogaster trichopterus . They come in all sorts of colors, and almost all show the classic 2 spots in line with their eye. (Spot #3 is the eye.) Some times 3-spot gourami are called giant gourami when they are being compared to dwarf gourami.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=973

Giant Gourami are Osphronemus goramy . They should be yellow/gold/white. (It's not impossible that you could breed them in blue.) Giant gourami get huge in the multiple feet range, and are raised for food in some parts of the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_gourami
http://www.timstropicals.com/Inventory/Gourami/GiantGouramiInfo.asp

Colisa fasciata (aka banded gourami) is also called the giant gourami, but only grows to 4-5 inches. They are yellow/red with blue stripes. (Given the blue bands I suspect you could breed blue ones in 10-20 generations by simply selecting against the red/yellow and selecting for larger blue stripes.)
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=969


As far as bubble nests I'm fairly sure all the above gourami are bubble nesters. (Most gourami that aren't mouth brooders are.) They may produce bubble nests without ever mating much like their betta cousins, but not near as often. Eggs are going to look like spheres within the bubbles. You'll need some magnification to see them.

PS- Breeding gourami is much like breeding betta only less violent. While they may spawn in a community tank the nest likely won't survive the attentions of tank mates, and the fry will be eaten by their parents, and everyone else. Also there likely isn't enough infusoria, and other tiny life in your tank to feed all the fry. Ideally for breeding and raising the fry you want a breeding tank, and fry food like infusoria, vinegar eels, micro worms, and brin shrimp.

Answer 3

Yes, Gouramis build bubble nests.

Answer 4

When the fish are born leave the male in for 1-3 days then tae him out and carry on feeding the baby's with special fry food.