Dwarf Gourami With What Looks Like A Chunk Missing!

[mike_nofx]

This is actually my girlfriends mothers fish.

Ill start from the beginning, She is a beginner fish keeper, about 3 months ago she had a gourami which had a round red mark on it, it looked like a missing chunk. It ended up dying (it lasted quite a while tho, weeks!).

Well she wasnt doing regular water changes (i dont think she did any). I insisted she do regular changes which she says she does now.

Anyway, she has a new gourami, which has got that same chunk missing!!

What is it, and how do u cure it?

Thanks

Ps. 28L tank, has a bunch on neons, couple mollies, and the sick gourami.

 

[WILDER]

Sounds like it could be an ulcer which gouramis are very prone to, and they need excellent water conditions, is the red indented with any circling of white around it.

 

[mike_nofx]

The whole 'missing chunk' looks white-ish.

The fish itself is red.

 

[WILDER]

If you can issolate the fish you will need an antibiotic, good luck.

 

[sangah10]

could anyone actually explain to me what wilder was trying to say ? im kinda new to this and what sort of antibiotic is there ?

also, what is the actually disease/sickness, my female guppy has it at the moment

 

[WILDER]

Best to make thread of your own than dig an old post out.
Ulcer are pink or red with a circling of dead white tissue around the edges.
Depends on which country you live in for antibiotics. As in the uk they have to be perscribed by a vet.