Gourami's Stomachs Swollen - Cant Sex

[metalcherry]

i have 1 thicklipped Gourami and while in the current problems in my tank, i looked down and saw that their stomach has swollen into a ball only one side is a bit bigger than the other.

i do now know how to sex them but there are no breeding partners unless its possible for honey or pearl gouramis' can

Can someone tell me how to sex a thicklipped and whether this might be breeding time or maybe something like Dropsy?

 

[metalcherry]

Got some pics - it seems very swollen more on the left than the right.
It wasnt there yesterday either..i am panicking now since there seems to be an endless stream of problems arising over the past few days and nothing has been changed!!!

 

[Biulu]

This is definitively a sickness. Try posting in the emergency section to see if somebody can help you. Good luck!

 

[rossitt]

yer m8 thats definitively a sickness Biulu right good luck hope you get it sorted

 

[metalcherry]

Thanks xx