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This is a common saprophytic infection that causes serious disease in a range of aquarium, paludarium, and terrarium subjects. It is freely transmittable between all of the major piscine, amphibian and reptilian groups and persistant infections are one of the reasons many such communities fail without proper quarantine, and prevention. This condition consumes bodily sugers and minerals and while a general gastrointestinal complaint it is most lethal when attacking the kidney in fish. At the height of its lethality it can effectively dissolve tissue and may cause pieces of flesh to die, and circulation to be completely lost in extremities. These boils or lesions that typically burst to leave exposed flesh are known as furuncles, from which this complex of diseases gets its old common name, furunculosis.

In fish, visible symptoms may include, raised veins and redness especially on fins, on the caudal peduncle, and ony other semi-opaque or transparent areas. Later infections may show bloody sores, bloating and dropsy from the kindney damage, and necrosis of both internal and external tissues. that sounds about right with the Gourami it first started off as a red Spot on the fin now it's a little wound on his belly and bloating so how do I treat this and is my fish saveable

yup, I remember that, I wrote it. lol

Furan brand meds will work, check the LFS for meds. It should be in the profile, ergo:

Treatments like furan and sulfamerazine are effective, and a really effective dosage will kill the bacteria in as little as three days, though to prevent chances of reinfection is usual to continue medication for a full week.

The fish should be savable as long as it has some strength. Its always tough to call.

Furan 2 should do the trick, see linky.

http://www.aquariumguys.com/furan21.html