rogue_betty
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Tank size: 75 gallon
pH: apps 7.4
ammonia:
nitrite: 0
nitrate: app 60
kH: app 100
gH: app 200
tank temp: apps 76 degrees
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):
3 Spotted "Blue" Gourami (her name is And):
She (?) will swim fine for about 10 minutes and then she'll start wiggling sideways on the pebbles above the substrate. When I put her in an isolation tank the strange behavior stops and she starts to swim normal again. When I return her to the main tank, she repeats the previous behavior.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: 20% - 30% every 3-4 weeks
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: tap water conditioner and "AquaBac-T" at water changes
Tank inhabitants: Black Spotted Eel, Ornamental Bichir and one other Blue Gourami
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): The two Gourami are new additions (yesterday) as well as some additional live plants (Indian Toothcup [Rotala Indica], Long Hair Grass [Eleocharis Montevidensis], and Amazon Sword [Echinodorus Amazonicus])
Exposure to chemicals: Nothing besides the chemicals listed above as far as I know.
The other fish, including the other Gourami that came with her are acting perfectly normal and strong. When Anu is in the isolation tank, she acts perfectly normal. She is eating and swimming fine. I think that she may have gotten in a tussle with the Bichir (Jax) last night because I noticed her nipping at him before bed and this morning she had some visible injuries. She had only a split in her tail and was acting fine this morning, but a few hours later she had an additional tear in her tail and some bruising at the base of her pectoral fin and at her peduncle... I've been doing too much research online on fish anatomy haha. I am confused at the difference in her behavior between the communal tank and the quarantine tank. Any thoughts? I am really concerned for her.
Thanks in advance you guys!
pH: apps 7.4
ammonia:
nitrite: 0
nitrate: app 60
kH: app 100
gH: app 200
tank temp: apps 76 degrees
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):
3 Spotted "Blue" Gourami (her name is And):
She (?) will swim fine for about 10 minutes and then she'll start wiggling sideways on the pebbles above the substrate. When I put her in an isolation tank the strange behavior stops and she starts to swim normal again. When I return her to the main tank, she repeats the previous behavior.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: 20% - 30% every 3-4 weeks
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: tap water conditioner and "AquaBac-T" at water changes
Tank inhabitants: Black Spotted Eel, Ornamental Bichir and one other Blue Gourami
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): The two Gourami are new additions (yesterday) as well as some additional live plants (Indian Toothcup [Rotala Indica], Long Hair Grass [Eleocharis Montevidensis], and Amazon Sword [Echinodorus Amazonicus])
Exposure to chemicals: Nothing besides the chemicals listed above as far as I know.
The other fish, including the other Gourami that came with her are acting perfectly normal and strong. When Anu is in the isolation tank, she acts perfectly normal. She is eating and swimming fine. I think that she may have gotten in a tussle with the Bichir (Jax) last night because I noticed her nipping at him before bed and this morning she had some visible injuries. She had only a split in her tail and was acting fine this morning, but a few hours later she had an additional tear in her tail and some bruising at the base of her pectoral fin and at her peduncle... I've been doing too much research online on fish anatomy haha. I am confused at the difference in her behavior between the communal tank and the quarantine tank. Any thoughts? I am really concerned for her.
Thanks in advance you guys!