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	Dwarf Gourami is nuts
sharky Fingerling Posts: 15 Kudos: 21 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Aug-2004	Hi I am new to keeping fish and have just added my first 3 fish to my 46 gallon tank...My dwarf gourami swims like a mad fish from one side to the other and then swims like mad up and down the sides of the tank - he does this constantly and is tiring me out just watching him...my other fish are a gold gourami and a red tail shark...i checked all my levels and everything seems fine and the other fish behave normally...what could this be? TIA sharky
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004	if you just put him in the tank then he still might be spooked and is trying escape. but he wil settle down. its normal.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Janna Mega Fish Posts: 1386 Registered: 24-Aug-2003	Just turn off the tank lights and give him a chance to settle in. He is just a bit freaked out from being taken to a completely new environment. They shade the glow of it with their mossy-misty costumes, They wear masks of silk, porcelain, brass, and silver, So as not to mislead with their own, ordinary faces.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
sharky Fingerling Posts: 15 Kudos: 21 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Aug-2004	Thank you for the replies
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	I got a dwarf gourami a week ago, and he acted mighty strange after being dumped, well, accclimated, lol, into his new environment. Like Janna said, keep the tank lights off for a while, and he should settle in within 3 days. good luck! ~FF~ -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48


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