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	RIP Pearl Gourami
zman Hobbyist Posts: 76 Kudos: 73 Votes: 63 Registered: 19-Feb-2006	Edited by zman Found one of my two pearl Gouramis Dead. very upsetting. the pearl was 3.75 inches long and lived here approximately 45 days 55 gallons Ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 40ppm pH 7.0 temp of tank 75 degrees F all other fish are thriving including the surviving gourami..noticed a distinct darkening of othervise light tan color. is there any thing I should be aware of or is this just one more fish in the big pond upstairs.
Posted 13-Mar-2006 01:27
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Could have easly been a non healthy fish when you bought it. You mention all other fish. What are they and how many? How often and what percentages do you do the water changes, also how old is the tank? The Gourami are/can be a very timid and shy fish and ceretainly like some protection the also like hiding in floating Water Sprite. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 13-Mar-2006 06:06
jbe0404 Hobbyist Posts: 56 Kudos: 47 Votes: 70 Registered: 17-Jan-2006	Terribly sorry about your gourami zman. I wonder if the darkening of the other one's color was because it lost its companion.
Posted 13-Mar-2006 07:19
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Can you give us more information about your tank?. How big it is & the fish you have & how long has it been set up?. So sorry about the loss. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 13-Mar-2006 12:36
zman Hobbyist Posts: 76 Kudos: 73 Votes: 63 Registered: 19-Feb-2006	Edited by zman keithgh water changes are done weekly at 30% the tank is established approximately for a year. tank mates are listed below. jbe0404 actually the darkening was on the dead gourami jasonpisani 1 year 55 gallons 1 pleco, 1 pearl gromies, 1 cory, 1 betta, 3 danios, 5 tiger barbs, 7 swordtails, 7 neons, 1 african dwrf frog, 1 apple snail.
Posted 13-Mar-2006 15:23
krige Big Fish Posts: 405 Kudos: 1088 Votes: 377 Registered: 24-Jul-2003	Sorry to hear this ,i have also just lost my old pearl gourami as of yesterday ,he was about 4 -5 years old so had done quite well. Gibson SG you know you want one!!
Posted 13-Mar-2006 17:09
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	By the size given I think he would have been fully grown and close to a life span. Also another possibility as they are very timid and could have never seen/been with other fish and some of your tank mates just picked on him. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 14-Mar-2006 04:32
zman Hobbyist Posts: 76 Kudos: 73 Votes: 63 Registered: 19-Feb-2006	keithgh By the size given I think he would have been fully grown and close to a life span. yeh that about sums it up...just needed to make sure there wasn't anything I overlooked. Never did observed any of the tankmates "picking" on it. thanx for the input.
Posted 14-Mar-2006 05:27
Betta_Fantasy Hobbyist Posts: 94 Kudos: 44 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Dec-2005	So sorry about your loss... My only thoughts are like mentioned above, possibly a sick fish, or old age, but even though pearls are among the most peaceful of the gouramis, I don't know if two should be mixed, though it was a large tank and I could be totally wrong (I just know two gouramis can be aggressive, though I don't really think that was the case here) Otherwise, I don't think it was anything you could have prevented, and I am very sorry about your fish
Posted 21-Mar-2006 22:47


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