How do you recognize Dwarf Gourami disease?

[Sgooosh]

My temp is perfectly maintained and never fluctuates more than 1 degree between 79-80.

there are some diseases i know that are long term and cannot be noticed at first, like fin rot and overfeeding, but you have an automatic feeder, so not constipation...
i'd leave it to someone else, i am stuck here...
i won't unwatch, ill comment something when i can!

@Colin_T
@UnknownFishies

could you guys help out a bit?

 

[clambert122]

The gourami Iridovirus causes the fish to go off its food, develop sores on its body and die after a week or two of showing these symptoms.

If your fish is having trouble swimming and floats up when it stops swimming, it could have air in its intestine or it could have a swim bladder problem. Air in the intestine is the most common cause.

You need to check the fish's poop and see what looks like. If it's white and stringy then the fish has an internal problem (internal protozoan or bacterial infection).

Dwarf gouramis also carry Fish Tuberculosis (TB) and this can cause them to bloat up suddenly (overnight), stop eating, do a stringy white poop, and die within 24-48 hours of showing these symptoms.

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There is no cure for Fish TB or the gourami Iridovirus.

The Iridovirus is a virus and the only thing you can do is keep the fish well fed with a variety of different foods to help boost the fish's immune system. Keep the water temperature warm (26-28C) and stable. Keep the tank clean with regular water changes and gravel cleans. And treat any secondary infections that appear.

I change out 6 gallons a day, 35 gallons a week ( auto water change system ) , 140 gallons a month ( for a 150 gallon tank ). Filter turns over about 500GPH. Rinsed in tank water monthly.
The tank sits at a solid 80 almost all the time. It dips down to 79 at night sometimes when its cold. But very stable. ( I use an Inkbird with a heater / chiller )
I dont have/vacuum the gravel. Its a dirt substrate in my tank for live plants. I rely on 2 pleco, 4 corry's, and a small army of snails to keep the substrate cleaned out.

I guess I will euthanize the fish. He is getting progressively worse quickly. He was just fine this morning.

 

[UnknownFishies]

My bad @Sgooosh was at soccer practice. Yes i’ll help out once my hands warm up lol

 

[Sgooosh]

My bad @Sgooosh was at soccer practice. Yes i’ll help out once my hands warm up lol

lol ok

 

[UnknownFishies]

I change out 6 gallons a day, 35 gallons a week ( auto water change system ) , 140 gallons a month ( for a 150 gallon tank ). Filter turns over about 500GPH. Rinsed in tank water monthly.
The tank sits at a solid 80 almost all the time. It dips down to 79 at night sometimes when its cold. But very stable. ( I use an Inkbird with a heater / chiller )
I dont have/vacuum the gravel. Its a dirt substrate in my tank for live plants. I rely on 2 pleco, 4 corry's, and a small army of snails to keep the substrate cleaned out.

I guess I will euthanize the fish. He is getting progressively worse quickly. He was just fine this morning.

I would wait to euthanize. Closely monitor it (if you can) for 48 hours. If you don’t see improvement I think euthanizing is needed.

 

[clambert122]

I would wait to euthanize. Closely monitor it (if you can) for 48 hours. If you don’t see improvement I think euthanizing is needed.

Ya, I check on him about every 30 min. he is always floating on his side, but will start swimming around if i knock on the side a little bit.

Doesnt look good.

 

[clambert122]

Welp, he is still kicking around this morning. Even ate some food I put in there for him, but still just sits at the top on his side looking bloated.

 

[UnknownFishies]

Welp, he is still kicking around this morning. Even ate some food I put in there for him, but still just sits at the top on his side looking bloated.

Gouramis are Labyrinth fish so it might be that he’s not getting enough oxygen

 

[clambert122]

Gouramis are Labyrinth fish so it might be that he’s not getting enough oxygen

I am not sure what you mean by a Labyrinth fish?

Either way, I dont think o2 is the problem. There should be plenty, especially in the main tank. Main tank is filled to the brim with live plants. I have 2 power heads at the top to disrupt water tension for o2/co2 exchange.

In the sump, I do run a protein skimmer even though its a fresh water tank ( over kill I know, but it was given to me for free ) I run it mainly as a means of oxygenating the water. That pump rolls over about 750GPH. Although it does still take some of the scum out. So between that, and about ohhh... 30 live plants or so. It would surprise me if there wasnt enough o2.

I have been thinking about getting a co2 injector though.

 

[Slaphppy7]

With such a big tank, I'd avoid the DG's permanently, and get a pearl or a 3 spot....they tend to be much hardier than DG's

 

[UnknownFishies]

I am not sure what you mean by a Labyrinth fish?

Either way, I dont think o2 is the problem. There should be plenty, especially in the main tank. Main tank is filled to the brim with live plants. I have 2 power heads at the top to disrupt water tension for o2/co2 exchange.

In the sump, I do run a protein skimmer even though its a fresh water tank ( over kill I know, but it was given to me for free ) I run it mainly as a means of oxygenating the water. That pump rolls over about 750GPH. Although it does still take some of the scum out. So between that, and about ohhh... 30 live plants or so. It would surprise me if there wasnt enough o2.

I have been thinking about getting a co2 injector though.

Labyrinth fish can breathe gulps of air, like bettas and DG’s

 

[clambert122]

With such a big tank, I'd avoid the DG's permanently, and get a pearl or a 3 spot....they tend to be much hardier than DG's

Just curious why the tank size matters?

 

[Slaphppy7]

Just curious why the tank size matters?

Because you can have standard-sized gouramis, and not the sickly dwarf ones...

 

[clambert122]

Because you can have standard-sized gouramis, and not the sickly dwarf ones...

Makes sense. I do have a golden gourami in there, and he is SUPER cool. He has a birth defect that connected his under fin and his tail fin as one, so he looks like more a knife fish. Super cool and fairly unique.

 

[Slaphppy7]

Makes sense. I do have a golden gourami in there, and he is SUPER cool. He has a birth defect that connected his under fin and his tail fin as one, so he looks like more a knife fish. Super cool and fairly unique.

I'd like to see pics of HIM...