papa_bear_21
Aquarium Advice Freak
1~What type of fish is afflicted? Male dwarf gourami, he has been sitting on the bottom of the tank, not eating. When he does swim up, he darts straight to the surface, then slowly falls to the bottom. He does not appear to be swimming sideways or anything like that, or lay sideways.
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)?
Ammonia: 0 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: ~15 Ph: 7.5
3~ How large is the tank? 55 gallon tropical community, established for 6 months or so now
4~What type of filtration are you using? 1: AC 30, gated down to about half 1: AC 50, gated down to about half 1: rena XP2.
5~How many fish are in the tank? 2 dwarf gourami about 1-1.5 inches, 1 mango pleco about 2 inches, 2 yo yo loaches about 1.5, 3 mollies, 1-1.5, 4 blackskirts about 1.5, 1 common and 1 gibbi plec both about 5 inches, 5 rasbora 1-1.5, 3 khuli 2-3, 5 dojos 3-6, and various other tropicals ranging from 1-2 inches
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? a little over a week ago, and about 60 to 75%
7~How long have you had the fish? about a week, drip acclimated for about an hour
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.? just some newer fish
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently? no dietary change, tetramin tropical crisps, like the flakes, but cleaner...
He is the only one acting like this, I've never kept gourami's, so I dont know if this is normal or not. I believe it to be the male, as it's the bigger fish of the pair.
Thank you folks in advance,
Bear
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)?
Ammonia: 0 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: ~15 Ph: 7.5
3~ How large is the tank? 55 gallon tropical community, established for 6 months or so now
4~What type of filtration are you using? 1: AC 30, gated down to about half 1: AC 50, gated down to about half 1: rena XP2.
5~How many fish are in the tank? 2 dwarf gourami about 1-1.5 inches, 1 mango pleco about 2 inches, 2 yo yo loaches about 1.5, 3 mollies, 1-1.5, 4 blackskirts about 1.5, 1 common and 1 gibbi plec both about 5 inches, 5 rasbora 1-1.5, 3 khuli 2-3, 5 dojos 3-6, and various other tropicals ranging from 1-2 inches
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? a little over a week ago, and about 60 to 75%
7~How long have you had the fish? about a week, drip acclimated for about an hour
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.? just some newer fish
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently? no dietary change, tetramin tropical crisps, like the flakes, but cleaner...
He is the only one acting like this, I've never kept gourami's, so I dont know if this is normal or not. I believe it to be the male, as it's the bigger fish of the pair.
Thank you folks in advance,
Bear
