BLue Dwarf Gourami losing its colour?

Kinhan

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I have a Coral Blue Dwarf Gourami...

and it used to be really blue and nice.

Recently, I looked at it closely, and it seems to be losing its blue colour.


Its nearly becoming a silver/white gourami.... is this a bad sign?

Im getting worried.
 
it could be stressed :angry: . do you test your water? what are the readings? -_- perhaps there is a nitrite or ammonia spike. :crazy:

i dont know if it is possible, but it could also be that your male dwarf gourami is really a female :huh: and it just looked bluer at the lfs -_-
 
How do u tell if it is male or female? I dont know the difference.

It prolly is stressed, it gets chased around by my Gold Gourami alot..

Does stress make it lose colour?

Water should be ok, I havent tested, but all the other fishies are doing fine.
 
stress can change their colour - alot of fish tend to go paler.

here is a site to help you sex it

a site

basically, the male will be bright blue, the female will either be light brownish or a silvery colour :thumbs: (my little cousin described my female gourami as 'the moon, cos it's round and flat and silver white' :lol: ... she is only 6 though :D )
 
hmm...

1) it was a female fed with male hormones when u got it
2) a male fed with male hormones and now its wearing off
3) bad care lol
 
Hi Kinhan :)

What is your gourami's general health like? Is losing his color the only problem?

What do you feed him? Does he eat well? :huh:

What other fish do you have in the same tank? :unsure: Are there plants in the tank?
 
I feed him Nutrafin Max Color Enhancing Flake Food. He east quite well.

His health seems quite good other than the colour thing. Swimming around quite happily...when not being chased around.


I have 1 gold gourami, 1 rainbow shark, 5 neons and 3 flame tetras only.

no plants...all the plants i have are artifical ones.
 
Hi Kinhan :)

If that's the dwarf gourami you wrote about in the other thread, my guess is that it's stressed out by being chased by the other gourami. :hyper:

If so, once you find a home for the other gourami, he should return to normal.
 

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