Female Gourami Looks Poorly...

[TheRedDarren]

shes not feeding, staying near the bottom of the tank, getting harrassed by the male, gasping and her antennea are clamped against her body.
PH 7, Nitrites 0, Nitrates 5, Ammo 0.
all the other fish are perfectly normal, feeding swimming etc, just her...
I bought a 2 foot breeding tank on saturday, filled with mature water from my big tank, added filter aid etc, do you think she'd be better off in there? although its not a mature set up? at least she'll be away from the male then.
any comments welcomed, ta, D.

 

[DarkEntity]

shes not feeding, staying near the bottom of the tank, getting harrassed by the male, gasping and her antennea are clamped against her body.
PH 7, Nitrites 0, Nitrates 5, Ammo 0.
all the other fish are perfectly normal, feeding swimming etc, just her...
I bought a 2 foot breeding tank on saturday, filled with mature water from my big tank, added filter etc, do you think she'd be better off in there? although its not a mature set up? at least she'll be away from the male then.
any comments welcomed, ta, D.

If its a new tank with a new filter there will be no bacteria in the tank or filter. Even if you add mature water, most of the bacteria resides in the filter, gravel etc not in the water. You need to cycle the new tank prior to adding fish.