possessed gourami

[o5otato5o]

every night about 10-20 minutes before the lights on my tank go out my honey gourami jumps or swims in to the side of the tank and then swims in circles asif stunned....

why does he do this the parameters are all good i havnt made any changes apart from adding stress coat to try chill it out

any ideas will be much apreciated i currently have him in my net hangin in the water for safety he isnt dark or injured but im worried he will do some harm to himself

 

[stingrays4]

Hi fish are more sensitive to changes in light than we are,so when you turn your lights off make sure the room light is on. Do you have more than one light on your tank? If so you could stagger them going off? Or use a smaller light to lessen the shock of the main light going off.

 

[o5otato5o]

i have a daylight and a moonlight in there but just sat here now its just happened again so its not down to lighting changes i have got some red leds would they be OK to leave on all the time do you think so that there's no alteration in lighting apart from colours i did have them in there before but removed them to another tank which i now have a new set of leds for

realy worried about him hes going to do himself some damage moveing to a new property so i can set up a tank for him alone with less water in make it harder to jump but until then he has to stay with the comunity

i realy doubt its down to lighting

 

[o5otato5o]

please someone help hes done it about 10 times today ive just had to put my hand under him and pull him to the top before he would swim again hes the girlfreinds favourite aswell its asif he has some sort of epilepsi when it happens he goes crazy spinning arround the tank flopping all over then curls up at the bottom

 

[o5otato5o]

1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.).

gourami sezures
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 12.5, temp 26c, pH 7.2)
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up? 166 litre 3 month
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known. biolife 35/55 trickle filter
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes? 4 guppies 1 inch 4 plattys 1 inch 1 redtail shark 2 inch 3 gourami around 2.5-3 inch 1 black skirt tetra 1 inch 1 neon tetra 1/2 inch multiple platy and guppi fry small 1 common plec 2-3 inch 1 male betta 2 inch 2 female betta 1/2 inch
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? today 35% How often do you do this? 20% 2 weekly vacume gravel weekly How much water do you remove at a time?
7~How long have you had the fish? 1 month If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them?
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.? 50 live plants
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently? varied flakes sinking vegi foods frozen bloodworm shrimp pellets

 

[o5otato5o]

 

[o5otato5o]

he released large bubbles from his mouth after this

 

[o5otato5o]

FishProfiles.com - Whirling disease


hope not