My gouramis didn't mate and the bubble nest went away!!! Will he make another?? 10 POINTS BEST ANSWER!!!

Question

I don't know why, but the female is being resistant to breeding!! CAn you tell me why??? Also the male dwarf gourami made a BIG bubble nest a few days ago, and they never mated, so he didn't take care of the nest like he would if there was eggs, and the nest just started to go away!!! Will he make another bubble nest? If he doesn't can they still have the eggs and have them fertilized and stay up on th top of the water??? HELP!!! 10 POINTS FOR BEST ANSWER!!!!!!!

Answer 1

well there are 2 possibility's in this situation. 1)they could have breed, had an egg, and then ate it. OR the male or female could have got-ton sick and post-poned the breeding.  

Answer 2

i think the female is a little bit intimidated by the male but make sure you have them in a fairly small tank and keep the water at 82-86 degrees Fahrenheit hope it helps i think you have a chance if you follow what i said previous breeder of dwarf gouramis

Answer 3

im no expert on gouramis, i answered your last question and got best answer for the scum on the top of your tank. but i did some research on the internet, and breeding sounds complicated for gouramis. but to really set the mood and ensure breeding for the male AND the female, you must lower the water level 6-8 inches, and set the temperature to 82-86 degrees F (28-30 degrees C) im sure that the male will build a bubble nest, what happened was that the male's conditions are more easily completed for breeding. howerver the female has more of a hard time wanting to breed.  just follow the instructions of lowering the water 6-8 inches, and raising the temperature to 82-86 degrees F, (28-30 C) and the female should be ready as well. good luck with your gouramis, and as i researched, i heard that they're going to spawn like 300-800 eggs. thats amazing! and good luck with your gouramis, hopefully all of them make it, and dont worry about the bubble nest. its his INSTINCT to want to breed, he doesnt just give up. hang in there, and happy breeding!!

Answer 4

I'm not sure about the breeding part...maybe the female wasn't ready.  Anyway, the male will make another one if he feels like it but mating won't occur unless the nest is there because the eggs will not survive without it.

Answer 5

The other two people I think are on the right track here.  Basically in order to breed these fish, it's the same like with Betta's.  You would want to condition them for breeding.  When you see the male building the bubble nest, start feeding more protein foods like brine shrimp and bloodworms.  Females especially need the extra protein to produce eggs.  

In this particular case it sounds very much like a case where the female simply wasn't ready which can happen quite often.  I'm fairly confident that the male will build another nest at another time.  The fact that he was able to do so is a strong sign you have the right conditions in the tank for breeding.  I breed my African cichlids, which are mouth brooders, and not as difficult in my opinion as bubble nest builders, so kudos to you for that.  Try increasing the protein foods the next time you see him begin to build.

Lowering the water levels helps to keep the surface tension on the water good so the nest will not dissapate, but the fact that your male already built one tells me that you don't need to address this.  It's already known that you have whatever conditions the male needs to do his part.  The issue in the matter is the female which you fix by adjusting the diet.  Your temperatures should already be in the tropical range.  I seriously doubt you will get 300-500 eggs on the first go round.  Even if you do, you'll be lucky if 10% of them survive to be free swimming.