2 Red Neon Dwarf Gouramis In 2 Days

[clareriley]

Well in the last 2 days I have had 2 red neon dwaft gouramis die on me. water stats fine. amonia 0 nitrite0 and nitrate iv ran out of the tests. my water is 6.8ph. and the tank is highley overfiltered with under gravel and a internal.

the first one was lying on the bottom and my sister said hey your fish is dead and im like OMG NOOOO but it wasnt and I thought well they do that alot just sit on the groud and always have since I got them... but then 10mins later it was dead and very very very bloated like it was gonna burst. the next one was this morning he didnt come for food.. so i looked and he was sat in a plant... breathing so i thought ahh hes resting.. this evenings feed.. still didnt come.. i looked and hes on the floor dead.. but not bloated like the other. I do have whitespot in my tank at the moment but its only on one clown loach and im treating it with King British WS3. any ideas?

Mit and Mot.

 

[Sp00ky]

Well in the last 2 days I have had 2 red neon dwaft gouramis die on me. water stats fine. amonia 0 nitrite0 and nitrate iv ran out of the tests. my water is 6.8ph. and the tank is highley overfiltered with under gravel and a internal.

the first one was lying on the bottom and my sister said hey your fish is dead and im like OMG NOOOO but it wasnt and I thought well they do that alot just sit on the groud and always have since I got them... but then 10mins later it was dead and very very very bloated like it was gonna burst. the next one was this morning he didnt come for food.. so i looked and he was sat in a plant... breathing so i thought ahh hes resting.. this evenings feed.. still didnt come.. i looked and hes on the floor dead.. but not bloated like the other. I do have whitespot in my tank at the moment but its only on one clown loach and im treating it with King British WS3. any ideas?

Mit and Mot.

sorry for your loss mate. Did you increase aeriation in the tank when you began treating with WS3? I know Gouramis are Anabantoids, but if they cant actually reach the surface to get air due to a lack of oxygen then there screwed really.

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

sorry , its never easy to lose a fish

 

[clareriley]

sorry for your loss mate. Did you increase aeriation in the tank when you began treating with WS3? I know Gouramis are Anabantoids, but if they cant actually reach the surface to get air due to a lack of oxygen then there screwed really.

thanks, Yeah I did, I aimed the filter head down and on full and I have a ft long air bar at the back and the air from the under gravel.. Im just so gutted as they were gorgeous fish..