Blue Gourami Help

[xJake]

Tank size: 125g
pH: 7.2
ammonia: 0ppm
nitrite: 0ppm
nitrate: 20ppm
tank temp: 80 degrees F

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Other fish picking at him, spitting up food while eating (even after not being fed for several hours), and general inactivity. (No obviously visible signs of disease/sickness)

Volume and Frequency of water changes: 10% every week(end)

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: None

Tank inhabitants: See sig
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): 5 Java Ferns, 3 Rocks (all soaked in a 5% bleach/water solution for several minutes and thoroughly rinsed before adding to the tank)

Exposure to chemicals: None

Digital photo (include if possible): Will try to get one soon (Fish are resting for the night and I don't want to disturb them.)

I acquired this Blue Gourami from the previous owner and it was being kept in EXTREMELY dirty/stagnant water.
He is approx. 2 years old.
Seems to be some kind of parasite (from the fish picking at him) but I wouldn't know what kind or how to treat it.
I'm not sure if this fish is actually sick or if it's just old.

 

[WILDER]

You can get flukes, like skin flukes, eye flukes, and gill flukes, you won't see them with the naked eye, so if you can see any salt like grains on the fish, or a yellow dusting or even like they been dusted in talc i would go with flukes.
Is the fish flicking and rubbing on things or laboured breathing.
Also check the gills to see if they look pale with excess mucas on them, or do they look red and inflamed, spitting can be a sign of parasites like gill flukes.

Look under spitting.
http/www.goldfishinfo.com/ailment2.htm#spitting

http/article.dphnet.com/cat-02/flukes1.shtml

 

[xJake]

No laboured breathing or any signs of distress really. He isn't rubbing on anything either. His gills don't look inflamed or pale. Just to be safe I think I'll try the 50% water change/salt treatment outlined in that article, it seems to be harmless enough to the rest of the tank and rather simple. Thanks for your help though.

 

[WILDER]

No salt you have scaless fish in the tank cory, and clown loaches.

 

[xJake]

Wow, thanks, I completely forgot (First time keeping loaches and corys). I guess I'll have to figure something else out. I'm going to try moving him to my quarantine tank and treating there, but I was worried about other fish possibly becoming infected which is why I wanted to treat the whole tank.