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	Sick Pearl Gourami
scott-c Fingerling Posts: 17 Kudos: 22 Votes: 1 Registered: 11-Oct-2004	I have a relative new tank (6 months). Yesterday I came home to find my female pearl gourami in some distress, laboured breathing, inactive and her dorsal fin looks as if it has been chewed off down to her body. The fin has no membrane left with the base of the fin looking like it has open flesh. This morning she was siting on the bottom of the tnk, again with laboured breathing looking worse. This evening she appears more active and ate flake. She shares the tank with a male pearl gourami that does show her a bit of aggresion, specially around feeding time. Not sure if he has got hold of the fin or not. Her other fins look fine. Tank is 130 litres 623972 cm Ammonia nil NitrAte 10 ppm (mg/l) Tank mates Male pearl, female golden gourami 3 Platy's 9 neons 6 pengiun tetra's 3 cory 2 Albino red-finned shark 2 snail (large) I have added a little bit of salt to the tank, say 2 tablespoons. Hope I have provided enough info, Thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35
garyroland ---Prime Fish--- Posts: 7878 Kudos: 4010 Votes: 103 Registered: 31-Dec-2001	Definitely an attack... Watch for the aggressor and isolate the guilty fish. Fins that are destroyed down to the nub can, and sometimes do, fungus. Make sure the tank water is excellent. You can dose some Melafix, a mild anticeptic, but be sure and watch for any disease/fungus invasions. --garyroland. Vero Beach, Florida.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35
scott-c Fingerling Posts: 17 Kudos: 22 Votes: 1 Registered: 11-Oct-2004	Thanks for the advice. She is looking better, fin starting to grow back. I think he will go back to the fish shop. In relation to the water quality, I never have any problems with Ammonia, at what level of Nitate should I do a water change? Especially with an injured fish? Thanks again.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35
garyroland ---Prime Fish--- Posts: 7878 Kudos: 4010 Votes: 103 Registered: 31-Dec-2001	Nitrate is not the enemy once thought... At 10ppm especially, a low ppm, there's no danger to any trops. Scheduled partial water changes of perhaps 10-15% will control nitrates under normal bio load conditions. --garyroland. --Vero Beach, Florida.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35


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