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What may be the problem with my fish?
I have 2 Dwarf Gouramis that I took from a friend who kept them in a 1 Gallon DIRTY tank that was kept at about 78 degrees. My blue one (I've been told the blue ones are females) is very healthy now that it is in my 20 Gallon, but the Orange with blue vertical striping (which I've been told is a male) seems sick.
He has a bloated belly, is missing parts of his tail (from the blue one nipping, it almost seems like when the orange one is motionless for long periods of time she goes to see if he's still awake, though it's probably just bullying), and he kind of just...floats. Aimlessly. I've seen fish that have bloat (my Betta once had it) and it definitely isn't that. He isn't forced into floating, he just keeps his mouth at the surface and doesn't move. He can swim, and does eat (though not very well), it's like he just chooses to be motionless.
Any suggestions on what I can do for him? I feel bad that it looks so miserable with life!!
5 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
Could be a swim bladder issue? I have known this to happen when fish are introduced too quickly to the water.
Try this....
- ?Lv 49 years ago
Ok, well despite what they told you, they're both males. One is a dwarf Gourami and the other is a Powder Blue dwarf Gourami. Male gouramis DO NOT get along with eachother. One is probably bullying the other. He's probably very beat up and stays at the surface hoping the other will leave him alone. You need to seperate them IMMEDIATLY unless you want a dead fish on your hands. This happend where I worked once and I had buy the other male gourami so it wouldn't kill the other.
Source(s): Fish keeper for 17 years and worked at petco for 7 - ?Lv 79 years ago
Dwarf Gourami can be male or female no matter what the colour is so your blue one could be Male or female .
Dwarf Gourami are hard to keep and die very easily i honestly think his living conditions he was in have slowly killed him i don't honestly think there is anything you can do apart from euthanize him
- KittycatLv 69 years ago
Check your water parameters and do a partial water change. If this doesn't help maybe he's just tired of being bullied. If you have another tank you could put him in there for awhile on his own to see if he perks up a bit.
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- noselessmanLv 79 years ago
It sounds like he could have dropsy, it is a fairly common fish syndrome = disease, its more common with fish in poor water qualities. The most obvious symptom is bloating and scales that stick out "pine coning" Unfortunately, once you notice the pine-coning and bloating, the disease/syndrome is not very curable.
