My Dwarf Gourami Is Laying On It's Side At The Bottom Of The Tank!!

This morning I found my dwarf powder blue Gourami laying on its side at the bottom of his tank, breathing heavily. His color is dull, and he almost looks like he has greyish-purple spots on his body that almost resemble bruises. I took him out of his tank and put him into a tub with low water, his breathing is getting weaker though. He won't eat.

In the days before this happened, he hadn't been eating much, and seemed to be swimming in a strange way (like rolling upside down, on his side, nose down tail up), but he always seemed to go back to normal in the end. I've had him almost 2 years.

Do you guys think it might be dwarf gourami iridovirus? What should I do? I'm so scared.

 

I'm sorry your fish is sick, I don't keep them anymore because of this, they seem healthy and then they are gone.
Try a 25% water change maybe it will help some, but it doesn't sound good.

 

I agree with James. Sorry about your guy.

 

I missed that you have had him two years.
What is the tank parameters now, Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia

 

He's been in the tub for only an hour, so they are all at 0.

 

He just died.

 

I'm very sorry for your loss.

 

I'm sorry to hear that.