Threebs Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Fairly new to the aquarium scene I have a Gourami question I had 5 gourami 2 males & 3 females in a community tank with a bristle nose, some snails & a couple of dwarf gouramis I just introduced a couple of electric yellows. 1 of the male gourami has always been a bit aggressive towards the other fish as well as some of the other gourami except 1 female I have set up another tanks & put the male & female in that tank hoping they may breed. I have been told to keep water movement to a minimum so the male can build bubble nest how do you guys filter the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syndicate Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 just use a cycled sponge filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threebs Posted March 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Thanks I figured a sponge filter might be the way to go. What do you mean by "cycled sponge filter" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobraven Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 One thats been in a tank bout 6 weeks with fish or a soucre of ammonia or in a filtered tank for a few weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threebs Posted March 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Thanks the sponge filter I have in the tank has been there for 2 weeks now without any fish while I was cycling the water. How do I make sure there is not too much water movement so bubble nests will survive. Sorry if this seems very basic info but most posts I have read don't state the basics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 When breeding bubble nesters I go 1 bubble per second. Use a chinees takeaway lid upside down for the nest to be bilt under. have used this on bettas catfish and gourami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threebs Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Thanks Daydream all of this is very new to me we have had a few small tanks over the years but never really thought about breeding, just thought we give it ago. Any tips really appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
