Hospital Tank Help

[swanseastilo]

Guys bit of help needed.

My angel fish have decided to turn on my gourami. They have started nipping it and stuff theres a few bite marks on it.
First of it was just floating on its side hardly moving. I didnt have a spare tank so i got a plastic container about 2 gallons filled it with water from the tank put a heater in at 30 add salt (correct salt)plentys of plants floating. and today he's started swimming again looking lively.

Question is i have no filter. whats the best i can do to help him out. Im picking up a new tank today for him to live in??

 

[hanny93]

No filter = daily, sometimes twice daily 50% water changes.

It's easy enough to pick up a secondhand filter for £10 that you can seed with filter media from your main filter, or even ask the person selling it to keep it running until you pick it up or until he sends it, at least then you'll have some bacteria.

Just on another note.
Gouramies and angels should never be kept together, or from what ive heard anyway.

And 30 is WAY too high, should be more like 25/26 IMO, and they dont need salt

 

[swanseastilo]

J have quite a big hatchery I can put in the tank would that be better? I can black it out so it's dark and add plenty of plants?

 

[hanny93]

Blacking out wouldnt do anything, especially if you had plants.

In all honesty you have to choose between the gourami and angels unless you have a huge tank, they dont do well together and it cant just be kept for the rest of it's life in a breeder.

 

[swanseastilo]

That bits fine I'm getting a new fish tank on Thursday 200L so it's just time waiting for it to cycle. I have just sorted out a filter from a running tank so I can keep him in there for a few weeks. Just not much light. Hopefully that won't affect him