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  Oct 20 2007, 10:54 PM
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my boyfriend has a 3 gallon tank with a bumble bee goby and a sparkling gourami. it is a new tank - about 3 weeks. but he took a bunch of gravel and water from my established tank.
the goby has bright bright red gills that i just noticed. i was looking at the fish earlier today and didnt notice it. he has not noticed the red gills before, but he is also partially color blind. the goby seems to be near the surface more than usual, but it may just be the fuss we are making. the sparkling gourami has no noticeable symptoms. the tank is currently being treated for ick with coppersafe (for about 1 week.) do you guys think it is ammonia or a bacterial infection or something else? we dont have a test kit here. we are performing a 30% water change. if his condition doesnt improve we will take a trip to petco tonight or tomorrow morning. i need advice as to what you think it is, treatment, and medications asap. thanks! This post has been edited by kc43: Oct 20 2007, 11:02 PM |
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Oct 20 2007, 11:12 PM
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 Not Over The Hill Yet. Tweety you are just a little cutie pie.  Group: Members Posts: 5216 Joined: 5-November 04 From: South Yorkshire, England. Member No.: 10177 |
Red gills can be due to bad water quality.
Immediate water change and increase aeration with an air pump and air stone. Get your water tested and tell them to write the readings down for you. |
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Oct 22 2007, 05:13 PM
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 Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 94 Joined: 22-September 07 From: UK, North West Member No.: 35612 |
QUOTE (kc43 @ Oct 20 2007, 11:54 PM)  my boyfriend has a 3 gallon tank with a bumble bee goby and a sparkling gourami. it is a new tank - about 3 weeks. but he took a bunch of gravel and water from my established tank. the goby has bright bright red gills that i just noticed. i was looking at the fish earlier today and didnt notice it. he has not noticed the red gills before, but he is also partially color blind. the goby seems to be near the surface more than usual, but it may just be the fuss we are making. the sparkling gourami has no noticeable symptoms. the tank is currently being treated for ick with coppersafe (for about 1 week.) do you guys think it is ammonia or a bacterial infection or something else? we dont have a test kit here. we are performing a 30% water change. if his condition doesnt improve we will take a trip to petco tonight or tomorrow morning. i need advice as to what you think it is, treatment, and medications asap. thanks! You need to get some test kits immediately and monitor your water quality sounds like a Nitrite problem to me. I had a Nitrite problem earlier this week as mentioned on this thread http://www.fishforums.net/content/Tropical-Fish-Emergencies/217596/http-www-fishforums-net-index-php-showtopic-217596/ This post has been edited by Daveyg1969: Oct 22 2007, 05:15 PM |
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