gamer1204

out of the 7 they are all acting normal except one of my 2 male dwarf gouramis

i can try and get a pic but he hides in the corners behind stuff alot or moves around but ill try my hardest.

also how do i post a pic

TropicalExplorer

you can post pictures by clicking on the replay button instead of doing a quick reply. above the smilies where the row with font and sizes are is a paper clip click on that and it will open another window. the pictures that are saved on your desktop or in your my pictures folder you can click browse in the first section. Click on the drop down box where it says look in in the file upload window. click on the picture you want to post and hit the open button. this will automatically put the link in the manage attachments window. you can do this for 5 pics at a time. Then click on the upload button.....then post your reply in the main window by clicking submit reply they will be there with your text.

Thats one way to do it

GouramiGirl1221

Gouramis tend to be susceptible to disease, so he's probably feeling the effects of the ammonia and/or nitrite levels being high.

If you're planning on keeping your fish happy and healthy, I would recommend you at least invest in getting a bottle of Prime water conditioner and a liquid test kit instead of the strips. The strips are very unreliable (which is probably why you got the weird readings for the nitrate). I know that the liquid test kits appear to be more expensive, and they are initially, but you actually get more tests for the money out of the liquid kits than you do from the strips. A good liquid kit to invest in is the API freshwater master test kit. Prime will detoxify ammonia and nitrite in your tank for a 24 hr period (until you can do another water change) as well as making your water safe to add to your aquarium.

Something else to consider is the fact that you have 3 male gouramis in your tank. Sometimes gouramis can live happily together, and other times it ends badly. I'd be willing to bet that one or both of your blue gouramis is ganging up on the sick dwarf gourami, as the exact same thing happened to my roommate and I when we started a tank in our dorm room (we weren't very well informed either when we did this). Blue gouramis are actually classified as semi-aggressive fish, and your others are peaceful, which means that the blue gouramis are going to tend to bully the other fish in the tank. Plus, they're going to get about 6 inches long each, which will crowd your tank. Their attitudes and territorial nature tend to increase with age, so I'd bet that the bullying is only going to get worse with time. I'd recommend you consider finding them new homes or returning them to your LFS for the good of your other fish.

I wish you the best of luck with your tank. I promise, it's much easier and more enjoyable after the cycle is complete and you can just enjoy your fish with minor maintenance each week.

gamer1204

ok i think i figured out what it was it went away but could it have been body slime or fungus because he rubbed his feelers against the walls now they terrible feel bad for the little guy but he isnt swimming funny anymore and some of his color is coming back

gamer1204

Also got a question if i sold him to the fish store would the male blue attack that other swarf even though they dont fight at all now

gamer1204

dwarf*

gamer1204

anyone there that can answer my question

GouramiGirl1221

I don't fully understand your question. If you sell *which fish* back to the store will which fish attack the dwarf?