My female honey gourami has been off for a couple of days (36-48 hours).
When she stops moving, she sinks, tail first, towards the bottom. She can still swim around fine and quite quickly if she is scared.
She isn't using her dorsal fins much. The male has them moving constantly... but hers are glued to her side.
She seems to be spending about half of her time resting on the bottom or on plants, and half swimming around with the male.
She doesn't appear to be very interested in eating, but is pooping.
She also appears to be breathing quite quickly.
What should I do? I've seen recommendations to feed them peas - I'm not sure she'll eat it, as she is mostly hiding. Do you think this is an infection?
I have been feeding a mix of mini pellets and sinking discs. My male is always looking for algae, but the female doesn't seem to do that.
Tank: 20 gallon, 5 weeks since adding fish, 2 honey gourami, 2 corydoras habrosus (I know I need to get more - I lost 4 due to an infection - I was waiting to make sure everything was cleared before getting more. It has been 2 weeks since a death and since any signs of infection.)
PH - 7.0, Ammonia 0.25 ppm, Nitrate 0, Nitrite 0
Thank you for your help!
When she stops moving, she sinks, tail first, towards the bottom. She can still swim around fine and quite quickly if she is scared.
She isn't using her dorsal fins much. The male has them moving constantly... but hers are glued to her side.
She seems to be spending about half of her time resting on the bottom or on plants, and half swimming around with the male.
She doesn't appear to be very interested in eating, but is pooping.
She also appears to be breathing quite quickly.
What should I do? I've seen recommendations to feed them peas - I'm not sure she'll eat it, as she is mostly hiding. Do you think this is an infection?
I have been feeding a mix of mini pellets and sinking discs. My male is always looking for algae, but the female doesn't seem to do that.
Tank: 20 gallon, 5 weeks since adding fish, 2 honey gourami, 2 corydoras habrosus (I know I need to get more - I lost 4 due to an infection - I was waiting to make sure everything was cleared before getting more. It has been 2 weeks since a death and since any signs of infection.)
PH - 7.0, Ammonia 0.25 ppm, Nitrate 0, Nitrite 0
Thank you for your help!