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Yes, I'm going to keep the antibiotics, just in case. Hopefully, I won't have to use them though!

Just wanted to give a little update. My gourami is doing really, really well. He just gets better and better every day, and his swelling and pineconining is pretty much gone now. I'm sure that by tomorrow he will be completely back to normal again. Thank you so much for your help @NCaquatics and...

I'm on that forum too, and I know exactly what you're talking about. Things can get pretty crazy over there, but it's a lot of fun.

That's good.

Okay, thank you!

I was actually just going to ask about that. I think I'm going to leave him in his main tank and just continue with the salt baths. If he stops getting better, or gets worse, then I'll give him the medicine. Thanks!

That's great! Good luck!

Cool! They're mouth brooders, right? Do you plan on breeding them?

My gourami seems to be doing really well today. He's active and swimming, and he has a huge appetite. He ate his pellets this morning, and he has been eating algae and nibbling on plants all day. It took me ages to catch him in order to give him his salt bath this morning. I use a bowl to scoop...

Beautiful! What species is that?

That's so sad. I have two roosters, and they are both absolute sweethearts. It's awful to think that there are people who make them fight without giving it a second thought. :(

He seems better tonight than he did this morning. He is actively swimming, and he also ate his dinner.

Oh, yikes, okay. I did take him out of the water for a split second to move him from his bath, back into the tank. I hope I didn't make him worse. I won't take him out again. Thanks for letting me know.

That would be great. I really hope that's the case.

It is possible that he damaged his swim bladder, in which case there is not much you can do. If you want, you could try putting some aquarium salt into the tank. I don't know if it would do much, but I think at this point it's worth a try.

Well, I'm totally perplexed this morning. I went to check up on my gourami, and his eyes are totally back to normal. They're not popping out at all anymore. I took some pics, which I'll post a little later. Is this normal? Can that just fix itself? His scales are still slightly pineconed, but he...

I hope so too!

Okay. I have a 10 gallon that I'm not using, and an old filter. I'll have to get a heater, but I can get that when I get the antibiotics. Thank you for your help!

I have a pleco in the tank.

I'm so sorry for your loss. :rip:

Wow! That's great!

Okay, thank you. I'll start the baths tomorrow, since he's already asleep. I know dropsy's hard to treat, but I really like this fish, so I'm going to try everything I can. I'll see if I can find those antibiotics. If I add either of them to my tank, will it hurt my other fish?

Welcome to TFF! :fish::hi::fish:

I can't really see anything wrong. Could you circle the area you're concerned about?

I don't have any anitbiotic on hand, but I can get some. Which one should I get? I have aquarium salt, should I use that, or the epsom salt? Also, should I put the salt directly into the tank, or should I just give him a salt bath? If I should give him a bath, what would be the best way to do...

When was the last time you did a water change? Bettas need soft water to survive, so you have to mix in some Reverse Osmosis water to lower the hardness. Soft water fish living in hard water will cause lots of problems.

A cycled aquarium should always have 0ppm Ammonia.

Okay, I've tested my water. Ammonia and Nitrites are 0ppm, and Nitrates are somewhere between 0-5ppm.

I noticed the slight pineconing too, but I can't remember if he has always looked like that, or if it's new. I can check my parameters, but I just did a water change two days ago, so I don't think it's a water quality issue.

Anyone? @Colin_T @Deanasue

I noticed my Honey Gourami's eyes look very buggy today, and I think he might have popeye. He also looks a bit bloated. He ate fine this morning, and seems to be able to swim normally too. Is he sick? What should I do to treat him? @Colin_T @Deanasue

This is Papaya, my frizzled Cochin bantam cockerel. He is a little over 5 months old, and I've had him since he was just one day old. There is a huge misconception that roosters are mean, but most of the time that is absolutely not true. Papaya is a perfect example of how sweet a rooster can be...

What a sweetheart! :wub:

Congratulations! What an absolutely gorgeous tank you have! :yahoo:

Aww! You're daughter is so sweet!

Thanks!