SyedaAmbreenZaffar
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Hi,
I have a 10 gallon water tank. i have one pair of dwarf honey gourami(females) they were very peaceful and normal along with orange and black mollies until i introduced one pair of blue gourami they seemed normal first couple of days but after that one blue gourami started twitching and died suddenly. i separated the other blue gourami(thinking both new fish might be infected bcz the other blue was also staying at the bottom)and changed 50 % of the water and also pour six drops of antibacterial rid-all solution which i got from pet store. After one day, both honey gourami arnt acting normal one stays near the filter most of the time and one is having fits i mean she stays still and loses her balance n start to drown llike she is lethargic the next moment she swims so fast like quikly to the top and bottom and then again act like drowning and also she sits at the bottom both fish's gills turned red. They eat normally after eating they do as aforesaid all day((((( what to doI read abt gourami diseases this might be iridovirus which they possibly got from blue gourami. I live in Pakistan and its a local fish i guess and irirdovirus is usually found in singaporian gourami. The report from a team of Australian scientists, headed by Professor Richard Whittington of the University of Sydney, http/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=1108said that mollies r also susceptible to this virus when kept in a same tank. One of my orange mollies started to sit at the bottom of the tank(she is not pregnant) while all other fish are acting normal. Can anyone confirm from the behaviors told above could it be virus or any tank related issue?? I dont have test kit yet but i change water every 5-6 days i mean when it seems cloudy. so ammonia cant be that high. my filter is working fine i guess! i checked it. I bought the tank on August 12 so cycle must be established hopefully. i washed the filter's cotton once partially but not as fresh as new. I am aware that it should be dirty enough to establish bacterial colonies but i dont know where i went wrong??? Any help would be highly appreciated!!
Thanks in Advance,
I have a 10 gallon water tank. i have one pair of dwarf honey gourami(females) they were very peaceful and normal along with orange and black mollies until i introduced one pair of blue gourami they seemed normal first couple of days but after that one blue gourami started twitching and died suddenly. i separated the other blue gourami(thinking both new fish might be infected bcz the other blue was also staying at the bottom)and changed 50 % of the water and also pour six drops of antibacterial rid-all solution which i got from pet store. After one day, both honey gourami arnt acting normal one stays near the filter most of the time and one is having fits i mean she stays still and loses her balance n start to drown llike she is lethargic the next moment she swims so fast like quikly to the top and bottom and then again act like drowning and also she sits at the bottom both fish's gills turned red. They eat normally after eating they do as aforesaid all day((((( what to doI read abt gourami diseases this might be iridovirus which they possibly got from blue gourami. I live in Pakistan and its a local fish i guess and irirdovirus is usually found in singaporian gourami. The report from a team of Australian scientists, headed by Professor Richard Whittington of the University of Sydney, http/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=1108said that mollies r also susceptible to this virus when kept in a same tank. One of my orange mollies started to sit at the bottom of the tank(she is not pregnant) while all other fish are acting normal. Can anyone confirm from the behaviors told above could it be virus or any tank related issue?? I dont have test kit yet but i change water every 5-6 days i mean when it seems cloudy. so ammonia cant be that high. my filter is working fine i guess! i checked it. I bought the tank on August 12 so cycle must be established hopefully. i washed the filter's cotton once partially but not as fresh as new. I am aware that it should be dirty enough to establish bacterial colonies but i dont know where i went wrong??? Any help would be highly appreciated!!
Thanks in Advance,