Gourami

[Gboy66]

My brothers gourami just sits in the corner of the tank and stares at the glass.. Any reasons? Is this normal? Some of the other fish have now started too

 

[bruinsbro1997]

My brothers gourami just sits in the corner of the tank and stares at the glass.. Any reasons? Is this normal? Some of the other fish have now started too

How big is the tank? Did he cycle the tank? What are the levels in the tank? Any other fish?

 

[Gboy66]

Ya uts been cyled and its been running for much over a year. With some tetras In 10g

 

[bruinsbro1997]

What's the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels in the tank?

 

[Gboy66]

I unfortunatly dont hve an exact tester, but we took a sample in friday and it was perfect

 

[bruinsbro1997]

I unfortunatly dont hve an exact tester, but we took a sample in friday and it was perfect

Hmm...were they perhaps using test strips? Either or, a partial water change won't hurt it.

 

[Gboy66]

Yes we cleaned the entire tank yesterday and his almost a 50% change

 

[musicman]

Is it the only Gourami in the tank? I had an unusually aggressive gold Gourami that I put in a 10 gal tank to herself after too many causalities. She would stare at her reflection in the glass. I often wondered if that was because she was alone. .... Do fish get lonely?

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Yes we cleaned the entire tank yesterday and his almost a 50% change

Is it possible you can test the water yourself? Or do you need to go down to the LFS to get it tested? Are they using strips or a liquid kit?

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Is it the only Gourami in the tank? I had an unusually aggressive gold Gourami that I put in a 10 gal tank to herself after too many causalities. She would stare at her reflection in the glass. I often wondered if that was because she was alone. .... Do fish get lonely?

Fish can get lonely, my gold gourami is currently depressed and doesn't do anything. Hopefully adding some cherry barbs will cheer him up, but IDK. I also have a honey gold DG that is scared and lonely and timid, because her other female and male friends were like the three musketeers, so she's missing them. They unfortunately died.

She's probably staring at her reflection in the glass tank because, like bettas, gouramis can set each other off.

 

[musicman]

Gboy66 - Are they all staring at one point in the tank? ... I had a Betta once who, around feeding time would hang out near the fish food to keep an eye on things.

bruinsbro1997 - Ahh. Perhaps another Gourami of the opposite gender? ... Its hard to be depressed when you have mating on the brain.

 

[Gboy66]

No just the gourami. And i use test strips

 

[bruinsbro1997]

No just the gourami. And i use test strips

We could basically be guessing the levels of ammonia, nitrites and nitrates if we were using test strips. They are not going to give you anywhere close to an accurate result, I'd try a liquid test kit and see if the results are still the same.

 

[Gboy66]

Ya ok order it?

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Ya ok order it?

Yep. Usually they're around 20-30 dollars for an API Freshwater Master Test Kit.

 

[Gboy66]

Well the little guy is dieing

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Well the little guy is dieing

Have you tested the levels of ammonia, nitrites and nitrates yet?