Gourami Acting Strange And Top Fin Looks Like Its Disappearing? Please

[fergiesek]

Hi, can anyone help please.

We took two gold gouramis back to the shop on saturday as they were acting agressively to our two blue gouramis and each other.

We got two replacement gold females. Guy in shop said it was hard to tell as they were so juvenile, but he was pretty sure they are female. Think the blues are female too.

Noticed on sunday that one of the new gold gouramis was chasing the other quite a bit and noticed yesterday that one of them appears to have something wrong with its top fin? It looks white ( not furry or frothy or anything and no other superficial problem). Maybe fin nipped away by the other?

It had a long white stringy thing coming from its poop area this morning. Thats now dropped off.

Its staying near the top of the tank in the one space and kind of swimming forward and then rocking back. It does still eat and moved away ok when I put food in to see if it would take it.

Please help.

MANY THANKS

 

[WILDER]

Keep to the same thread or it gets confusing.

 

[scooterchick]

White edging to a damaged fin usually indicates fin rot, white stringy poo can be internal bacteria or parasites. Fish needs to be isolated and treated in very clean water. Then monitor symptoms for a couple of days before deciding to use any medication, there's a couple of things going on there.

Also, is eating the food or trying to eat then spitting it out? Fin rot should improve without treatment so long as the water is very good, internal bacteria or parasites needs medication.

 

[fergiesek]

MANY THANKS