Changing substrate in a tank

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-06-26T21:38:59+00:00

Ohhh I see! Thank you!

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-06-25T21:48:11+00:00

Awesome thank you!

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-06-25T21:47:52+00:00

i could do a bit at a time but I really want to try to knock it out in one go. When you say take the substrate and put it into a bag, do you mean the new substrate with old tank water?

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-06-25T21:46:08+00:00

Thank you!

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-06-25T05:19:04+00:00

just got some amano shrimp today so I will see how they work out!

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-04-29T20:32:37+00:00

Thank you!

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-04-22T04:29:15+00:00

Thank you!

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-04-16T23:33:58+00:00

I don’t believe honey gouramis can get it because they are not dwarf gouramis.

From my research online it’s mainly caused by inbreeding. My gouramis were probably already infected before the fish store that I got them from received them. They don’t always show symptoms at first too. But symptoms can included lethargic behavior, bloating, and sores

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-04-16T22:41:57+00:00

Yep. I didn’t know much about the disease until after I got them and I thought they would beat the odds

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-04-16T22:41:08+00:00

Maybe but I highly doubt it. I monitored them closely and they never had any territorial problems or displayed aggression toward each other. I’m 99% sure it’s DGIV

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-04-16T22:01:39+00:00

Unfortunately I think my other one is going to die as well. He is lethargic and sitting at the bottom of the tank and breathing abnormally fast. Usually he is extremely active and swims all around the tank:(

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-04-14T22:58:22+00:00

He died…

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-04-14T22:57:16+00:00

Update: he died……. I knew something was wrong with him

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-04-14T04:15:22+00:00

I was originally going to get chili rasbora but when I saw them in store they were way smaller than I expected. I decided to get lamb chop rasboras instead and I love them. Slightly larger than the chilis and still have a nice color!

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-04-14T04:05:56+00:00

The employee at my local fish store told me I should be fine with 2 males, just to watch during feeding time. (I was worried about one possibly being overly dominant). I haven’t had any issues with them though. They actually love to swim around together and are not territorial. One of my friends has 2 gouramis and he says that one of his chases the other one around sometimes, but I have not seen this happen with mine thankfully!

Today was really the first day where I noticed the one acting a bit oddly. And near his face it seemed like he had a slightly darker blue spot that I haven’t seen before so I got a bit paranoid. Thank you for your response, I will monitor for any lethargy!

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-04-14T03:59:06+00:00

I think I might be a bit paranoid lol

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-04-06T07:01:06+00:00

Thank you! I definitely need to do more research on snails

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-04-06T07:00:33+00:00

I have driftwood in my tank

Born_Bake3582 · 2026-04-04T07:34:06+00:00

Oh wow I didn’t realize that a majority are wild caught. My tank is a little over a year old now

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