Hello, I have been reading several posts regarding sick dwarf gouramis and trying to figure out what is going on with mine. I need a few suggestions. I have had my aquarium for one month. Went through all proper procedures, check water daily, no problems with
ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, or
pH. I do two 20 - 30% water changes a week. The fish (1 rosy barb, two red eyed tetras, 1 platy and 1 dwarf gourami) eat tetra fish flakes and blood worms. I feed them a pinch every twelve hours. Other than the gourami the other fish are thriving, seem happy...my gourami stopped eating two days ago. I just moved him (?) to a quarantine tank because he is lethargic, floats aimlessly as though dead and sometimes stays at the top of the tank with his lips at the water line. Most of the time I find him hiding somewhere in the plastic plants. I have seen him on his side at the bottom of the tank too. He has no outward signs of illness. Belly looks a bit swollen, feces are long, white and stringy. I put him in a 5 gallon quarantine tank with 1 tsp epsom salt. Any suggestions?? How long do I wait before I try treating him for internal parasites? Did I use too much/too little salt? He won't eat frozen peas. Please help...
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