Missy
Fish Fanatic
Oh no!!! I made a no thought buy of a sad little fishy!
Last night I went to Petco to pick up a few cory cats that had been ordered for me and while I was checking out all the other fish I noticed a small kissing gourami that appeared to be missing an eye. I looked closer at him and neither he nor any of the others with him appeared to have ick or any fin rot and they were all happily swimming about.
So, I asked the guy working the fish department and he knew exactly who I was talking about. He said that the little guy has been there for a little over two weeks and appeared in good health but no one wants to buy him because, although the eye thing isn't noticable from a distance now, when he's a foot long you bet it'll be noticed.
Anyway, to spite the fact that I do not have a large enough tank, I purchased him and one other and added them to my small community tank. (I plan to set up a huge tank when I move, in about a month).
Any ideas what's with the eye and is there anything I can do. I appears that his eye is there and is moves so may be functional however, it is covered with something, like flesh.
Also, any info on Kissing Gouramis would be very helpful.
Last night I went to Petco to pick up a few cory cats that had been ordered for me and while I was checking out all the other fish I noticed a small kissing gourami that appeared to be missing an eye. I looked closer at him and neither he nor any of the others with him appeared to have ick or any fin rot and they were all happily swimming about.
So, I asked the guy working the fish department and he knew exactly who I was talking about. He said that the little guy has been there for a little over two weeks and appeared in good health but no one wants to buy him because, although the eye thing isn't noticable from a distance now, when he's a foot long you bet it'll be noticed.
Anyway, to spite the fact that I do not have a large enough tank, I purchased him and one other and added them to my small community tank. (I plan to set up a huge tank when I move, in about a month).
Any ideas what's with the eye and is there anything I can do. I appears that his eye is there and is moves so may be functional however, it is covered with something, like flesh.
Also, any info on Kissing Gouramis would be very helpful.