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actually the red lines are only on one side of her belly. i think that the uneveness worries me even more!

My gold gourami that i mentioned in an earlier post that was gravid, well, now i've noticed that her belly has like...veins in it? there are red lines all over her belly. I am not sure what to do. i know the temp and the water are fine. i check them regulare. shes been eating fine, and i havent noticed any other problems. what do i do? what can this be? no other fish seems to be having any problems.

one more question....do females become gravid if no male is present? when I look at my blue, the top fin just doesnt look long or pointy enough to be a male. oooh...my head is going crazy! i just want them to be okay.

mistake...its NOT a honey gourami. After viewing many pictures, I am definately sure that this is a gold gourami, which I understand to be just a color variation of the blue gourami. I will try to take a pic of the breeding tank with her in it and post it up here. She definatley has the darker stripes along the body, and is not the honey color.

theres no possible way to breed the two together? And here I was all excited. But the female is really fat. I suppose that I'll just have to make sure that she doesnt get sick from not being fertilized...thanks.

This is so crazy! I absolutly love it....and its nice to see some variations. maybe I would make it to but put a pirate and sunken treasure twist on it.

Well, I think I have slipped up. I had a community tank setup, and unfortunaely, when I moved a few fish were stressed pretty bad, so I moved them to another tank so the other fish wouldnt bother them. This left my two gourami's in one tank. A three spot (huge!) and a honey. Now, the honey is ENGORGED. She must be gravid. I have now set up another tank, with sand at the bottom, about 10 in of water, no filter or air (I heard this disturbs the nest, although am worried about water quality with no filter) Lots of hiding room for the female, and a floating log and some sponges. Is this acceptable for the breeding tank? am urgently waiting a reply. I will be grateful for any help. oh..also, the room i have it setup in gets very warm during the day, and have an automatic heater for the cooler nights. also, what the procedure? female in breeding tank first, add male, make bubble nest, take both out?