Sick gourami

[Alo96]

Today I was cleaning my step moms fish tank and saw two little red bumps on a gourami. Can anyone help me with information about what it could be. Thanks!

 

[Hholly]

Sort of looks like a burn.

 

[Alo96]

There is another one that has the eye inflammated

 

[Hholly]

Can you test the water?

 

[Alo96]

I cant

 

[Hholly]

Well, frequent water changes help a lot of problems. There was another thread where some fish had white on their eyes and it was ammonia burns. Could the tank be cycling? Has it been set up long?

 

[Alo96]

The tank is about 11 months old.

 

[Alo96]

The tank is about 11 months old.

 

[Hholly]

If the filter pads get changed a lot it could still be cycling.

 

[Alo96]

Ok thanks!

 

[Hholly]

Have you read these articles? They're very helpful.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/guide-to-starting-a-freshwater-aquarium/
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/fishin-cycling-step-dark-side/

 

[MurderComplication]

It looks to me that it could be from fighting in the tank, how many are in there and what kinds?

 

[Alo96]

Wow good question, I think she has 2 pearl gouramis, 2 dwarfs, a parrot fish, 2 severums, 6 tiger barbs and a pleco

 

[MurderComplication]

I'm guessing the one in the pic was a drawf since I have three of those in my tank. The pearls will get A LOT bigger than the drawfs, so I'd either set up another tank with atleast three or more pearls, or add in two to four more drawls depending on the size of the tank. I have threegourami's in mine (two powder blue one fire red drawfs) and there were some chasing, tail nipping, and head butting by my fire red, so I added in one more powder blue and the fighting has gone down exponentially.

One of your gourami's may be more aggressive and territorial than the other ones as well. I find that dwarfs for sure are either agressive of extremly passive.

 

[Alo96]

Thanks, I will try all of your suggestions