whats wrong with my guaromis?

[BfishLpond78]

All three of them are at the surface and it looks like they are gasping for air at the top....any ideas? I have an air stone going and none of the other fish are doing it.

 

[bruinsbro1997]

All three of them are at the surface and it looks like they are gasping for air at the top....any ideas? I have an air stone going and none of the other fish are doing it.

Normal gourami behavior, in the wild they live in shallow pools and swamps so they have a special organ called the labirynth organ that let's them take air from the surface.

 

[GoneFishing]

Normal gourami behavior, in the wild they live in shallow pools and swamps so they have a special organ called the labirynth organ that let's them take air from the surface.

Just like a betta.. man you guys are good with your productive responses!

 

[BfishLpond78]

Awesome. Thanks alot i appreciate the quick response. Any idea what kind that one in the photo is?

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Your welcome for the quick response.
Judging from the photo it looks like a pearl gourami.

 

[Somethingclever]

Yea, i had one betta that used to stick half his body out of the water to get air, it was fun to watch lol.

 

[BfishLpond78]

Oh wow thats pretty crazy. Ya i have a "trio" is what the guy at the store said one male and 2 females so that each female gets a break from being harassed by the male. Beautiful colors.

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Oh wow thats pretty crazy. Ya i have a "trio" is what the guy at the store said one male and 2 females so that each female gets a break from being harassed by the male. Beautiful colors.

Trios are good ways to keep gouramis, I kept a trio for quite a bit back in the day before a massive die-off.

 

[BfishLpond78]

I would say they are my current center piece fish. Also have female/male black sailfin mollies and 20 neons in my 55 gal

 

[bruinsbro1997]

I would say they are my current center piece fish. Also have female/male black sailfin mollies and 20 neons in my 55 gal

Wow that's a lot of fish! Did you cycle your tank??? Wow twenty neons, and I thought my school of 10 was impressive.

 

[BfishLpond78]

I sure did. Followed the fishless guide to the T. Good amount of low light plants and the neons are itty bitty guys and really look great schooling around.

 

[BfishLpond78]

This is it. New to plants so my aqua scaping skills are sub par.

 

[GoneFishing]

Your tank looks great! I can't wait till I get my big tank! Looking at 55 or 75