Gourami Has red mark near fin

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YoshivsJoshi

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Hey, I’ve noticed my gourami has a red white mark on its fin, can you please help me know what it is, I’ve had a problem with my tank due to green fungus growing due to the fact my tank is not near my window, please help thank you, I’m unsure if I should keep my plant, I’ve had it for 8ish months now and unsure if it’s helping the situation
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I'm not sure what it is but just for the future, do not take the fish out of the tank just to take a photo. It is much better if you leave the fish in the tank for the photo.
I hope someone can help you!
Also, that doesn't look like a gourami to me but I'm not entirely sure.
It looks like like a wound. Will need a confirmation.
 
I'm not sure what it is but just for the future, do not take the fish out of the tank just to take a photo. It is much better if you leave the fish in the tank for the photo.
I hope someone can help you!
Also, that doesn't look like a gourami to me but I'm not entirely sure.
It looks like like a wound. Will need a confirmation.
I tried to keep her in water but she kept moving too fast in the water for me to get a photo, also it’s a dwarf gourmai I got her from pets at home
 
The green fungus you refer to is probably algae and is nothing to worry about unless it covers the tank in a week. Algae grows anywhere there is light and water. if you have live plants, they use the light and nutrients and inhibit algal growth.

The fish is a female dwarf gourami and possibly a balloon form.
It has a minor wound on the gill cover that could be from rubbing against something or the start of an infection.
For future reference it's easier to identify health issues if the fish is in the water.

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Wipe the inside of the tank down with a clean sponge.

Clean the filter if it hasn't been done in the last 2 weeks.

Do a 75% water change and gravel clean every day for a week.
Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it's added to the tank.

If there's no improvement in 1-2 days, then add some salt, (see directions below). If there's no improvement after a few days with salt and daily water changes, post more pictures.

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SALT
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt) or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.

Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.

The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria, fish, plants, shrimp or snails.

After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.

If you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.

When you first add salt, add the salt to a small bucket of tank water and dissolve the salt. Then slowly pour the salt water into the tank near the filter outlet. Add the salt over a couple of minutes.
 

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