FishProfiles.com Message Forums

	help!!
pfaft Fingerling Posts: 25 Kudos: 23 Votes: 9 Registered: 21-Jun-2005	My 2 dwarf gouramis are behaving very oddly, they look healthy (ie. fins erect, etc.) but they have been hiding by the heater for the past week or so, one hides at the top, the other at the bottom... the tank temp is a constant 26 degrees celcius.... i don't know whats wrong with them, anyone got any ideas? they just seem sad i guess.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Hoa dude_dude Mega Fish Posts: 957 Kudos: 888 Votes: 72 Registered: 28-Dec-2004	One of my bettas used to do that, but now shes fine... Just move the heater or give them some time Last edited by dude_dude at 04-Jul-2005 03:27
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Are they the latest fish that you've put in the tank?. How long have they been there?. 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.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
pfaft Fingerling Posts: 25 Kudos: 23 Votes: 9 Registered: 21-Jun-2005	heck, those gourami have been there for a few months now, this is the first time they have behaved oddly...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
SJinNJ Fish Addict Posts: 568 Kudos: 447 Votes: 16 Registered: 21-May-2003	Have there been any new additions to the tank?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Communist Hamster Hobbyist Posts: 83 Kudos: 78 Votes: 7 Registered: 02-Aug-2004	Got any plants? My Dwarf Gouramis seem to like hanging around the tall plants that I have. Wish I had enough wpg for cabomba.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	do u have enuf plants to make them feel more comfy??..did u change any in ur tank b4 this behaviour??
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
pfaft Fingerling Posts: 25 Kudos: 23 Votes: 9 Registered: 21-Jun-2005	the way the tank was on the day that i bought the fish is the way it is today, with the exception of my 50w heater being upgraded to 100w
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Darth Vader Big Fish Posts: 338 Kudos: 334 Votes: 35 Registered: 05-May-2005	well if he/she eats and doesn't show any wounds etc than it could be just a strange specimin
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
pfaft Fingerling Posts: 25 Kudos: 23 Votes: 9 Registered: 21-Jun-2005	well, a little while on, both my dwarf gourami are dead... they just kept behaving oddly and then died with no further warning
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Hoa dude_dude Mega Fish Posts: 957 Kudos: 888 Votes: 72 Registered: 28-Dec-2004	:#( Sorry to hear of your loss
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	Were there any other fish in the tank? If the gouramis were hiding, they were probably being beaten up. I don't think they would die from a lack of plants.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Sharpix Enthusiast Posts: 241 Kudos: 123 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Mar-2003	Something like that happened to me. Two dwarf gouramies, the result? one died 99% sure that it was an stress related cause. The profiles say there should be never be more than one dwarf in the tank... they chase each other for the terrotory, ending in blattles and tensions.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	I think you might have your gouramis mixed up. First of all, the tank size comes into play here. Big gouramis like blues are territorial and if you want to have more than one, you need alot of space. However, you can keep 2 dwarf gouramis in anything bigger than a 10 gallon. In fact I suggest at least 2. They are nippy to each other like tiger barbs. But this is just horseplay and no one is ever hurt. Besides, if they were fighting, they wouldn't be hiding in the same spot together! My guess is that is was stress, just from another source.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48


	Jump to:

The views expressed on this page are the implied opinions of their respective authors.
Under no circumstances do the comments on this page represent the opinions of the staff of FishProfiles.com.

FishProfiles.com Forums, version 11.0
Mazeguy Smilies