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I can't see the dorsal fin, but to me it almost looks like one male on the far left (with the long pointed dorsal fin) and the orange throat, and a harem of females? Are you able to get a closer pic of your pearls, maybe a couple of them at a time? My curiosity is peaked.

Good luck! Also, when you raise the temperature (which is a good idea), I would do it gradually, and even maybe only to 76-78 degrees slowly over the days as fluctuations (as mentioned above) are just as harmful. The slower the acclimation, the better .

Yes if you can get your ammonia to zero, and unfortunately cardinal tetras are just as sensitive as neons (I would feed every other day for a few weeks and feed VERY sparingly). They may be too sick to eat anyway....

You can put a hot water bottle under the thick blankets and do you have a space heater to put near the tank? Also, if you are at sensing similar temperatures the bucket of water is a good idea where you stick your finger in the water and compare it to the tank (trying the thermometers in both...

Beautiful pic! What is the temperature of your tank?

So just to clarify, the tap water before adding to your tank has your nitrates @ 0 ppm, correct?

Where is the male? Lounging elsewhere? My pearls do the exact same thing, pick through the gravel for any stray food, they constantly beg too. My lone male gourami (I adopted him in the summer) is sick right now, he has hole in the head .

I agree with Demeter, you should probably do either meds or heat/salt, but can totally understand why you were panicking as it is a serious situation that requires immediate attention.

I like Kordon Ich Attack, it's all natural and doesn't affect your biofilter or your plants and is safe for all sensitive fish. You have to keep it in your tank (see website directions) and dose daily. You don't have to increase temperature or add salt either.

Awww, don't give up Molasses! At least you didn't start like me, buying a 10 gallon fish tank with 2 African dwarf frogs for my kids with zero knowledge of the nitrogen cycle and killing both frogs in less than a week.... I was traumatized but then studied up on fishkeeping. Adopted an Oscar...

I love your picture, they are beautiful. I keep the temperature around 78F for my pearls (1 male, 4 females) and they are richly coloured especially my male. He has a nice dark orange throat, maybe because of his harem, haha. They are a shoaling fish, but there is definitely a pecking order...

I fast my fish once a week: the day I do a partial water change. I feed them the day before, then I do the partial water change the following morning. That water change day, no matter how much they beg (my pearl gouramis), I ignore them and let their systems adapt to the slight change in...

Gosh so sorry .

Be careful not to overfeed.... some people say to feed a small amount of peeled (skin off) cooked pesticide-free peas for constipation but not sure if that will help at all, I would feed very cautiously.

Does he ALWAYS do that? Something is wrong then.... perhaps swim bladder disease....