Help with my gurami!
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DoubleDutch
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Could be anything, a wound (fighting / wedged / tranportdamage / etc....) or a sign of a disease. Keep the water clean and see what happens.
Looks like a female Thick lipped btw (probably sold as Red Honey or Red Robin)
Looks like a female Thick lipped btw (probably sold as Red Honey or Red Robin)
Is this in the 10 gallon tank? I'm afraid thick lipped gouramis need a bigger tank than 10 gallons
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Trichogaster labiosa (Thick-lipped Gourami) — Seriously Fish
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No. This is unrelated. It is a 20 Galoon I keep at another house.Is this in the 10 gallon tank? I'm afraid thick lipped gouramis need a bigger tank than 10 gallons
Trichogaster labiosa (Thick-lipped Gourami) — Seriously Fish
What Can I do for him? Here is another macro photo. I have Methlyn blue will it help? If so, Should I do a bath or a dip? Thanks!
That's a Thick Lipped Gourami ? I had a pair over 50 years ago and have never seen them since. Mine were the original wild type that looked similar to a Dwarf Gourami. Glad to see that they are still in the hobby. Would love to find some again.
Red coloured thick lips are being sold as red honey and red robin gouramis though I have never seen the original striped colour in stores.
How can I help him?
It's just like what @DoubleDutch said. Keep the water clean and see what happens. You'd be surprised what fish can endure and eventually come out of. Give it time.
Should I not bath him in methlyn blue?
@Colin_T How about some help here ? But anyway, I don't like methylene blue. It's pretty strong stuff in the wrong hands which is just about all of us.
I don't know which part of the fish you lot are talking about.
Minor injuries can usually be treated with clean water and a bit of salt (1-2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres of water). Keep salt in tank for 2 weeks and see if it helps.
Minor injuries can usually be treated with clean water and a bit of salt (1-2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres of water). Keep salt in tank for 2 weeks and see if it helps.
DoubleDutch
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As said : There is something on your fish, but unknown what exactly. So keep the conditions pristine (add salt as Colin suggested) and see what happens.
You won't get a positive ID on a disease at this moment, so different than the "innocent" salt treatment won't be advised at this moment.
You won't get a positive ID on a disease at this moment, so different than the "innocent" salt treatment won't be advised at this moment.
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Bearing in mind that this Gourami has only just been introduced to the aquarium, so will not be settled and likely to be stressed out
This is a thread from 2018, similar looking colouration Gourami with very similar oddity around the head area.... @Colin_T and others responded to it
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Could this just be a very stressed out and totally unsettled Gourami that needs to have some peace, quiet and lights out to get itself back together?
This fish has only been in the aquarium for a couple of days, it can take weeks for a fish to settle and colour up fully....all the water changes etc are just exacerbating the stress levels surely?
This is a thread from 2018, similar looking colouration Gourami with very similar oddity around the head area.... @Colin_T and others responded to it
Unknown disease on dwarf gourami
Any help would be appreciated. I've taken over a 110 gallon tank that was in very poor condition. I brought it up to spec amd gradually started introducing fish. I got 9 dwarf gourami in good health and spirit. After they had settled I did a 20% water change due to a fluctuation in water...
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Could this just be a very stressed out and totally unsettled Gourami that needs to have some peace, quiet and lights out to get itself back together?
This fish has only been in the aquarium for a couple of days, it can take weeks for a fish to settle and colour up fully....all the water changes etc are just exacerbating the stress levels surely?
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