Gourami Bubble Nest Attempt?

[Lyra0727]

Long story short, I had gourami issues as one was to agressive and killed others. I returned him to the store so I only have 2 gouramis left. a 2 inch gold gourami who I thought was female and my 3 maybe 3&1/2 inch oplain gourami who I know is female.

Just recently I caught my gold gourami making bubbles in the corner of my tank just along the side. He/she would sit there and constintly make bubbles then after a while would leave, they would pop then he/she would go back and make more.

So I have a couple questions in mind of this.

1. Is the gold gourami a female or male?

2. Is it possible that my gourami is a female like I thought and could just be making bubbles for fun

3. Is it actually possible for my two different gouramis to mate if my gourami is in fact a male attempting to make a bubble nest.

 

[Essjay]

I don't know if the gold is male or female, I'm afraid, but I do know that gold and opaline gouramis are the same species, just different colours. If the gold does turn out to be a male, then it can breed with the opaline.