squashedfrog77
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Hi guys, after only owning them for 24 hours, one of my dwarf gouramis has passed on. After reading the posts on this forum about these guys (wish I had before) i see that these are very hard to keep as they appear to peg it very easily. she had no markings, lumps, white patches or scales missing, just a slightly swollen tum. She just seemed to float and then die. The other (male) is fine.
Did an ammonia, PH, N02 and NO3 test before I put them in, all fine - white spot treatment I did (half dose because of the clown loaches). when she started to show signs of illness I added salts and tested the water after she died. Nothing. No temp fluxs either.
The pair were very fretful in the bag, I noticed the male nipping at her while they were in there so perhaps I introduced them too soon? Even when she was dieing he kept nipping at her.
So do I get him another tankmate and risk him being agressive and nipping her too, or do I leave him on his own? (he seems fine with the other guys - the one siamese fighting fish, 3 clown loaches, 1 leopard pleco, ten zebra danios). Everyone else also seems fine.
This blows. I didnt even get a chance to name her. Now Im just worried about my other guys
Did an ammonia, PH, N02 and NO3 test before I put them in, all fine - white spot treatment I did (half dose because of the clown loaches). when she started to show signs of illness I added salts and tested the water after she died. Nothing. No temp fluxs either.
The pair were very fretful in the bag, I noticed the male nipping at her while they were in there so perhaps I introduced them too soon? Even when she was dieing he kept nipping at her.
So do I get him another tankmate and risk him being agressive and nipping her too, or do I leave him on his own? (he seems fine with the other guys - the one siamese fighting fish, 3 clown loaches, 1 leopard pleco, ten zebra danios). Everyone else also seems fine.
This blows. I didnt even get a chance to name her. Now Im just worried about my other guys