Dwarf Gourami Has Bloated Stomach Help!

[Gurglar]

What might be wrong with him? and what type of medication can i get for him?

 

[ant0]

What, how much / how often have you been feeding?

How long you had him, other tank inhabitants, etc? Dwarf Gouramis aren't the hardiest fish these days due to a lot of breeding, it could be bacterial... How is he acting?

 

[Gurglar]

What, how much / how often have you been feeding?

How long you had him, other tank inhabitants, etc? Dwarf Gouramis aren't the hardiest fish these days due to a lot of breeding, it could be bacterial... How is he acting?

I've been feeding him flake food twice a day and only a tiny pinch of what he can eat there is never any uneatin food left. I've had him in there about 2 months now with no other fish in the tank. He was just floating around barely moving all day and usually he is going around the tank everywhere exploring.

I skipped his second feeding today caz I thought it mite be over feeding.

 

[methodmza_uk]

have you tried giving him some frozen peas twice a week. cook them and de-shell them and mush them up and pop them in the tank.
this happened to my dwarf gourami. I gave him peas twice over 7 days and it went down. I found it was probably over feeding on flake and caused him to be constipated. he is fine now.

 

[WILDER]

Try some shelled peas he could be constipated.
Need frozen foods and veg in his diet.

 

[Gurglar]

He seems fine today now hes back to his old self zippin around the tank.
I'll try and give him some peas twice a week though. Should I be feeding him twice a day like I have been?

 

[WILDER]

Flakes are ok once aday thats all I feed mine on, them a frozen food and a veg for the rest of the day.

 

[nicifrog]

One question.. I notice you say frozen peas, are canned peas not good? I notice our canned peas have additives like sugar and salt. I am not sure if frozen peas do..

 

[WILDER]

Frozen peas are the best.
Never fed canned peas so couldn't say.
They are a laxative.