Ive been through quite a few ordinary dwarf gourami. Times before i atributed their deaths to different things. Ive noticed they all died once they reached max size. They all developed round bellies like the one in the picks but since losing one to dropsy the other day I'm beginning to doubt that is normal. The one in the pic went belly up after a pwc. Did nothing different.
Before and after pwc nitrites were 0, nitrates were 5, ph was 6.8-7, hardnesses were below 200, although i dont know how but ammonia was still high. I added nothing different from previous water changes.
None of my other fish ever have problems and i have far more delicate fish than regular dwarf gourami. There is a gold ram, german blue rams, honey/sunset gourami, tiger platies, balloon mollies, a blue-green phantom pleco, a jaguar catfish, a cory cat, a clown pleco and an african butterfly, as well as a breeding box full of assorted fry. I still have one small dwarf gourami left.
Before and after pwc nitrites were 0, nitrates were 5, ph was 6.8-7, hardnesses were below 200, although i dont know how but ammonia was still high. I added nothing different from previous water changes.
None of my other fish ever have problems and i have far more delicate fish than regular dwarf gourami. There is a gold ram, german blue rams, honey/sunset gourami, tiger platies, balloon mollies, a blue-green phantom pleco, a jaguar catfish, a cory cat, a clown pleco and an african butterfly, as well as a breeding box full of assorted fry. I still have one small dwarf gourami left.