I’m worried about my dwarf gourami. Back on December 18th it got stuck inside an ornament. It took me approximately 45 minutes to locate him and by that time he had injured himself on the top of his head and the bottom. The ornament was thrown in the trash. I kept a close eye on him and he healed completely. However yesterday when feeding my fish I noticed he is now losing scales in the same places he had previously been injured. The area on the top of his head also has white all over. I don’t know if it’s just coincidence or if it’s related to the old injury. I put him in a hospital tank yesterday and put melafix in the tank but then placed him back in the main tank after reading somewhere that melafix can kill dwarf gourami. Does anyone know what is going on? My water parameters were great. I apologize, I’m working right now so I don’t have the exact numbers right this second. But there was no ammonia, no nitrites, and the nitrates were barely visible. I can get the exact numbers when I get off work if needed.
It is eating normal and moving around the tank normally. Maybe hiding a bit more than normal but still comes out whenever it sees me coming to the tank.
The pictures below show the original injury followed by a picture of him healed and then three from this morning showing his current status
1. Water parameters. (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, PH, temp', Hardness etc) I don’t have exact numbers since I’m at work but can provide when I get home.
2. A full description of the fishes symptoms. Losing scales on top of head and on bottom of head
3. How often you do water changes and how much. Weekly, 30%
4. Any chemicals and treatments you add to the water. Stress Coat with water changes
5. What tank mates are in the tank. 3 leopard danios, 1 zebra danio, 2 black molly, 2 dalmation molly, 1 sailfin molly, 2 otocinclus, 1 Mexican dwarf lobster.
6. Tank size. 36 gallon
7. Finally Have you recently added any new fish? Not since January 2nd when I got the 2 otocinclus
It is eating normal and moving around the tank normally. Maybe hiding a bit more than normal but still comes out whenever it sees me coming to the tank.
The pictures below show the original injury followed by a picture of him healed and then three from this morning showing his current status
1. Water parameters. (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, PH, temp', Hardness etc) I don’t have exact numbers since I’m at work but can provide when I get home.
2. A full description of the fishes symptoms. Losing scales on top of head and on bottom of head
3. How often you do water changes and how much. Weekly, 30%
4. Any chemicals and treatments you add to the water. Stress Coat with water changes
5. What tank mates are in the tank. 3 leopard danios, 1 zebra danio, 2 black molly, 2 dalmation molly, 1 sailfin molly, 2 otocinclus, 1 Mexican dwarf lobster.
6. Tank size. 36 gallon
7. Finally Have you recently added any new fish? Not since January 2nd when I got the 2 otocinclus
