Grammi's Not Well

[masterp1973]

my gourami is losing scles along the top what could this b

 

[DarkEntity]

Anything from being attacked by other fish, to crap water quality.

What are your water stats, tank size, other fish in the tank (name and numbers), type of Gourami etc

 

[masterp1973]

Anything from being attacked by other fish, to crap water quality.

What are your water stats, tank size, other fish in the tank (name and numbers), type of Gourami etc

it's a black molly atacking him, the black mollys a male and i think i've got a pregnant black molly azwell, i've no outher tank 2 seperate them, iz there anything else i could do?

 

[sylvia]

If you are having this sort of problem you simply have to seperate the fish. You can buy yourself some time by re-aranging the tank but this will also stress the gourami. If you have nowhere to put the gourami or mollies, simply return one of the two species to your LFS. Personaly I'd get rid of the mollies - particularly if they are breeding - as you'll soon be over-populated with molly fry. Also, I don't think you mentioned how many mollies you have but they can grow quite large (females often up to 4") depending on species/variety and they do better in harder water (or brackish). They also are best kept at a ratio of at least 2 females per male to reduce the stress on the girls.

 

[masterp1973]

If you are having this sort of problem you simply have to seperate the fish. You can buy yourself some time by re-aranging the tank but this will also stress the gourami. If you have nowhere to put the gourami or mollies, simply return one of the two species to your LFS. Personaly I'd get rid of the mollies - particularly if they are breeding - as you'll soon be over-populated with molly fry. Also, I don't think you mentioned how many mollies you have but they can grow quite large (females often up to 4") depending on species/variety and they do better in harder water (or brackish). They also are best kept at a ratio of at least 2 females per male to reduce the stress on the girls.

thanx dude