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The thing is, I've only actually seen him eat once. The rest of the time when I feed him, he ignores or doesn't see the flake floating down and then the flake just sits on the gravel. Is it common for fish to take four days to start eating regularly? Thanks all.

Well, the tank has been running since last Tuesday, and the gourami has been swimming since friday. I don't have any test kits, but -realizing the need- am planning to go buy one. I've already done two one-gallon (10%) water changes for good measure, but I'll get a kit when i go to the LFS...

Another thing: I thought that this up and down behavior might be him eating the algae of the glass, because his mouth is open as he glides up and down the glass. Could this be a reason? Thanks, Eric

Hi all, i'm new to the fishkeeping hobby, but am loving it and am already addicted. I recently purchased a 10-gallon setup, planning to keep a small community tank. I had the tank running for 3 days with substrate and live plants, in which I had a thick, healthy bacterial bloom (I think this...