Hello, I have two Gouramis. One of them seems too have bloated/pregnant. Can’t differentiate between male and female nor if it’s pregnant or bloated. It is staying at on position, not moving and staying at the top part of the tank. Can someone help please? Should I quarantine it?
Is my Gourami male or female? Is it bloated or Pregnant?
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Both look female. Unsure about the one that is on the left though.
Both are indeed female dwarf gouramis
But the one on the right has dropsy, a symptom of internal issues.
Usually with dwarf gourami however, this is usually related to Dwarf Gourami Disease and there is no cure.
You can try to do Epsom salt baths, but chances are slim that you will see much help
But the one on the right has dropsy, a symptom of internal issues.
Usually with dwarf gourami however, this is usually related to Dwarf Gourami Disease and there is no cure.
You can try to do Epsom salt baths, but chances are slim that you will see much help
not necessarily. female dwarf gouramis can look really fat due to eggs.
if the fish is fat, has stopped eating and is doing a stringy white poop, then it has dropsy. But if it's still eating well and does coloured poop, it's fine and full of eggs.
I was thinking the fact that the scales are also starting to pinecone, that is why I'm thinking dropsy rather than just gravid.
Even when gravid, my female does not get the pineconed scales
I’m sorry
I'm sorry to hear this
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