Dwarf Gourami Curves Tail When Swimming

My Dwarf Gourami has been sick since the 13th with what I believe is swim bladder disease. I isolated him in a quarantine tank and he seems to be doing a little better (at the start he was laying on the substrate sideways and could not swim upright). Now he can at least stay upright while resting, but whenever he tries to swim his spine curves like in the picture and can't seem to fix it. I've been trying to feed him since yesterday but it doesn't show interest. Any idea what might be going on? Also i was thinking of moving him back to the main tank considering he's doing slightly better since the heater I have in the quarantine tank is faulty and only heats to about 72 compared to the 78 in the main tank. Any advice on this?

 

From what I know about gourami, which isn't a whole lot honestly, is that dwarf gourami tend to naturally be more sickly then other breeds of gourami. I've never had personal experience with this but I have kept other breeds of gourami. If it is swim bladder disease, then it wouldn't be contagious and you could add him back, however if it isn't you could risk infecting your whole tank.

 

Do you think he is doing this to counter balance so he can swim semi normally now because he might be at a lean if he doesn’t? Or could he have jumped and hit himself and injured his spine causing this weird swimming and now curving of the spine ? I have no other comments to add here but I hope it can resolve.
I was just searching this and swim bladder was 1 thing that said can cause the curving of spine, aswell as nitrate poisoning

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That being said, here are the signs and indicators of nitrate poisoning in aquarium fish:

• Side swimming;
• Upside-down swimming;
• Going blind;
• A bent body with a curved spine where the fish looks curled up;
• Random erratic movements;
• Lethargic behavior and lack of energy;
• Weak or no feeding reflex;
• Fast movement of the gills as if the fish experiences shortness of breath;
• Lying on the bottom of the aquarium;
• Fading color and a pale look.

 

Never put a fish back that clearly isn't okay. Could you place a better pic ?

 

its hard to get anything better since the fish is pretty shy and starts freaking out if i get close for too long. I put it back yesterday since as I said the water temperature in my other tank was too low and he kind of just lays on the plants in his normal hiding spot and isn't doing any better

 

Looks like a dieing DG.
The color looks of which is one of the signs of Dwarf Gourami Disease.

 

For an update, I put him down using clove oil Sunday and after looking him over I realized that he was incapable of bending to the right, which would explain his bent tail. Still not entirely sure what caused it but thanks for trying to help

 

For an update, I put him down using clove oil Sunday and after looking him over I realized that he was incapable of bending to the right, which would explain his bent tail. Still not entirely sure what caused it but thanks for trying to help

Sorry to hear. Tough decission