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Posted 4/3/2011 2:22:26 PM


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I just bought a female honey gold to go with my male and the next day i see this in my tank under a peice of driftwood.

My tanks: 20 gallon 5 guppies, 5 platies, 1 cave tetras, 6 black neons. 20 gallon tall: 4 dwarf puffers, 2 bettas, 3 glofish, 2 kisser gourami, 3 cories, 2 honey gold gourami, 1 oto, 1 clown loach.  20 gallon tall:1 cichalid, 5 bluegill.
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Posted 4/3/2011 4:57:31 PM


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bubble nests float up at the surface.

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Posted 4/3/2011 8:13:04 PM


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Maybe if it is floating on top of the tank, but I highly doubt that, it doesn't look very buoyant. Bubble nests are usually on the surface of the tank and are not going to immediately appear as soon as you add a female to the tank. It probably takes a week.

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Posted 4/4/2011 8:57:37 AM


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It may be possible that it is a bubble nest. A bubble nest does not have to be on the surface, I have had Betta's use lotus leaves for an anchor for their nests and the leaves where about half way up in the water column. It all depends on where they feel comfortable making their nest.

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Posted 4/8/2011 3:12:26 PM


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well, it WAS in the top third of the tank but the day after this pic it was destroyed by my betta.  Thanks anyways.

My tanks: 20 gallon 5 guppies, 5 platies, 1 cave tetras, 6 black neons. 20 gallon tall: 4 dwarf puffers, 2 bettas, 3 glofish, 2 kisser gourami, 3 cories, 2 honey gold gourami, 1 oto, 1 clown loach.  20 gallon tall:1 cichalid, 5 bluegill.
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Posted 4/8/2011 3:15:58 PM


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bettacrazy (4/3/2011)
bubble nests float up at the surface.

Some are in caves. I'm probably wrong but I think I read honey gouramis spawn in caves.

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