bolivian_d
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One of my "red" honey gourami's has an unusual colouration on its fins (mainly tail). It was like that the day I picked it up, but it appears to be more pronounced. It's a mixture of white dots/blotches and black streaks. I can't work out if it's just a natural deviation of normal or its an sign of illness. I've considered a few things... but have ultimately crossed them off.
White Spot - It is most definately not white spot, despite there being white blotches on the tail fin. I am unfortunately familar with white spot, they've been in my tank for over a week and I'd know it if it was. EDIT: Surely it couldn't be....
Fin Rot - Maybe. However, there doesn't appear to be any softening or break down of the fins. They appear to be perfectly in tact at this point. Although, I hadn't noticed small whitening of the bottom fin until this morning.
Fungus - Maybe. Of all the pictures I've seen, it doesn't match what I have. The colouration isn't furry or fungus like in appeareance.
Natural - Maybe.
Just imagine a brick wall with splashes of white and black paint all over it.
Water quality is great. Fish are eating and appear happy. The gourami in question seems to be king of the castle and will chase off the other gourami's. It might just be a matter of playing the waiting game. I wish I had a photo. Given that description, any ideas?
Edit: It may be my imagination but I swear the fish appears to be going darker. Its underbelly looks like it's a darker shade. The streaks in the backfin look darker. This is just weird. Sure, it's a little aggressive and goes up top to breath air but that's what gourami's do. It eats like anything and is showing no signs of suffering.
I really, really can not afford to restock my tank again. This is my first tank and I don't have a quarantine tank. Any ideas?
White Spot - It is most definately not white spot, despite there being white blotches on the tail fin. I am unfortunately familar with white spot, they've been in my tank for over a week and I'd know it if it was. EDIT: Surely it couldn't be....
Fin Rot - Maybe. However, there doesn't appear to be any softening or break down of the fins. They appear to be perfectly in tact at this point. Although, I hadn't noticed small whitening of the bottom fin until this morning.
Fungus - Maybe. Of all the pictures I've seen, it doesn't match what I have. The colouration isn't furry or fungus like in appeareance.
Natural - Maybe.
Just imagine a brick wall with splashes of white and black paint all over it.
Water quality is great. Fish are eating and appear happy. The gourami in question seems to be king of the castle and will chase off the other gourami's. It might just be a matter of playing the waiting game. I wish I had a photo. Given that description, any ideas?
Edit: It may be my imagination but I swear the fish appears to be going darker. Its underbelly looks like it's a darker shade. The streaks in the backfin look darker. This is just weird. Sure, it's a little aggressive and goes up top to breath air but that's what gourami's do. It eats like anything and is showing no signs of suffering.
I really, really can not afford to restock my tank again. This is my first tank and I don't have a quarantine tank. Any ideas?
It would look awesome without the white spots. The black streaks are nice.
