Gourami Problems

[solmartin]

hi folks, I'll make this quick.

I have a school of gouramis, 2-3 m-f ratio. I have noticed that the males' tails are fine, while all the females have torn fins.

1) should I remove the males to better the tank?
2) what medicine do you suggest to treat the torn fins?

Thanks,
Sol

 

[WILDER]

Are the fins torn due to fin nipping, tank szie would be good, also water quality in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph.
And full fish stock of how many and which type.

 

[solmartin]

Wilder - It's definitely fin nipping. I've had fin rot before and this isn't fin rot.

I'm running a 19US Gallon with 5 opaline gouramis and a couple of small corys. I'll be checking the water levels today as soon as I remember where I the test stuff is.

 

[WILDER]

You will have to sort the problem out, maybe rehoming some that are doing the nipping, just good water quality, if really bad melafix.

 

[solmartin]

thanks.

It's times like this I'm glad I have a quarantine tank.

If I remove the aggressive fish, and treat the injured ones, should I put the others back in over time? Or would that be a stupid move?

 

[WILDER]

Sadly no, once they start fin nipping that it, i would rehome the nipper, sorry.