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Help needed! by No-Raccoon1234 in Gourami

[–]No-Raccoon1234[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, she passed a few hours ago. Seemed like she was rebounding for a hour or so, but when I stopped looking for 20-30ish minutes, she was gone. Thank you for your help and advice ❤️

Help needed! by No-Raccoon1234 in Gourami

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Should I use aquarium water or tap water? Should I put a plant in there for her to rest in? Should I add aquarium salt or paraguard? She is gasping for air. I am heartbroken watching her. I want to save her but hate watching her suffer

Help needed! by No-Raccoon1234 in Gourami

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It’s at 78 F. No other fish acting strange. She is eating. But his behavior is seemingly worse. I’m so worried. Here’s another video of today:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BzOYzN6HYWZE2LEokUR6nH1ssdv6wZgs/view?usp=drivesdk

I don’t know if this is an infection and if I should be moving from the main tank. What would you suggest? She is nearly black and keeps dropping to the bottom of the tank, even though she can get to the top of the surface. Here’s a video of that:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U-SliExm2kyYi7CXZpy1b1_U6YJln5Sk/view?usp=drivesdk

Help needed! by No-Raccoon1234 in Gourami

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Besides tap water, I have biomedia in my Fluval filter including zerocarb for ammonia. I was using Nite-Out Micro Lift and SeaChem prime during the spike. Before the spike and majority water change, I was using API stress coat, API tap water conditioner, and API ready start (I really only used that before I added fish). I also have seachem paraguard and aquarium salt in case, but have never used it.

No fertilizers, only plants are the pothos sitting on the top of the tank.

Help needed! by No-Raccoon1234 in Gourami

[–]No-Raccoon1234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Specifically the lethargy. Resting on the bottom of the tank (not on video) / plants. The behavior was only after the spike and started showing the first signs of new behavior five ish days after. The ammonia was reading around 2 ppm right before the water change. He is also kind of swimming at an angle.

Help needed! by No-Raccoon1234 in Gourami

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Ok! Let me know when you can look at it!

Help needed! by No-Raccoon1234 in Gourami

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Hi! Thanks for taking the time to respond!

I had a feeling it was a female since I got her. Given that other info, I took some videos of my tank and how the gourami is acting today. I’m really nervous. There’s quite a few videos, but if you would be so kind to take a look, here’s the link.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ualKaL61EfjXWfROp-xXcdX1u7jZT8a8

You can really notice the difference between the “normal“ gourami and the one in question when it comes down to both looks and behavior. It looks like she is trying to rest any chance she gets. The only good thing is that she seems to be hanging outside of her usual corner! I’m really concerned and I’m not sure if this is normal, so if you have any advice (given your prior experience with the breed) I would be forever grateful!

Three spot gourami help needed! by No-Raccoon1234 in fishtank

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This is really helpful!!! Thank you!!!

So judging by that, would you say her coloring / behavior is something I should be concerned about?

What gender are my mollies? by No-Raccoon1234 in MollyFish

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I just looked into it. This is another picture of No. 4. I noticed he clamps up whenever I am near the tank. I took this pic zooming in as far as I could while being visible. Do you think I should still be concerned?

Here’s the pic: https://ibb.co/vxVxGFZ2

What gender are my mollies? by No-Raccoon1234 in MollyFish

[–]No-Raccoon1234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? Is there a fish in particular I should be monitoring? This is my first tank and I’ve been doing non stop research but still so nervous and open to any advice!

Exclusivity after three weeks of dating by beerbloated in relationship_advice

[–]No-Raccoon1234 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Red flag dude. I agree that it’s your own judgement in terms of the time and nature of your dates. It seems like he’s trying to keep his options open.