lilsoccakid

hey guys. my dwarf gourami has been in my tank and happy for 4 months, and has breeded with his mate multiple times. over the last 2 weeks, ive seen his on his side on the bottom of the tank for a few hours, but then later hes swimming around normally again! 0 ammonia 0 nitrite 5 nitrate if that helps. im thinking swim bladder problems, but would like ur suggestions

what should i do to help him?

thanks, and happy holidays!

COBettaCouple

it does sound like it could be swim bladder problems. It might be internal parasites maybe - does he have white/clear poop?

lilsoccakid

i didnt notice a white or clear poop. actully i dont think ive seen him poop in a while, idk if its just coincidence or hes having troubles

COBettaCouple

does he look as if he may be constipated? that can affect their swimming.. what is his regular diet?

lilsoccakid

topfin tropical color enhancing flakes twice a day. wednesday and saturday i replace one flake meal with a mix of baby shrimp and frozen blood worms

COBettaCouple

I'd recommend changing foods immediately if you haven't gotten that container very recently. Omega One would be a good brand to use. how long ago did you get that container of food? If it's been a little bit, I'd google the fish food recall and see if the food you've been using is part of that recall.

lilsoccakid

alright ill check, but all of my other fish have been fine.

and now it seems as if hes been running into the gravel going so fast he has torn off the scales right above his mouth. im going to add some stress coat for now but not sure wat to do

COBettaCouple

yea.. i really think it's internal parasites or bacteria.. it's a guess though as i'm not 100% certain of that.

lilsoccakid

he passed away last night. RIP

voiceless_kat

Hi lilsoccakid, so sorry to hear you lost your dwarf gourami. They are such neat fish - (I have 4 of them).So sad to lose one.

Val

COBettaCouple

we're sorry that you lost him.

bmxer193

sorry about your lose, Im having the same problem right now to i think its internal parasites or bacteria. Im going to the store later to get something to help him

lilsoccakid

thanks for your support guys,

bmxer, let me know what you bought if u end up getting something for him

treehugr

I think I saw white poop (thin string type thing hanging from his underside) on my Gourami also -- does that mean internal parasites? If so, what do you do to help them?

Drea

Get to your LFS and get some medicine for parasites, and if you have carbon in the filter, be sure to remove it while treating. Then you'll need to do water changes after treatment.

COBettaCouple

Parasite Clear would be one to start with, especially if you have other fish in the tank.

treehugr

I don't even know if he has anything - just happened to see a white string on him once. What are the symptoms?

COBettaCouple

Other symptoms include: inactivity, loss of appetite, excess mucus or film on body, visible spots or worms, rapid breathing, scratching.

treehugr

Hi all. I treated the water with the anti parasite granules and also followed the feeding schedule for the anti parasite food (3 consecutive days for 4 weeks) and it seems to have worked; I haven't seen any threadlike, clear poop on my Dwarf Gourami. Yay!

COBettaCouple

Glad to hear that the treatment was successful.