Three Spot Gourami....

[cavin1]

I have one of subject gourami in a community tank with 3 other gouramis and several swords platies and neons. But the subject initially developed a band just behind his right eye and this spread to cover whole left face, now it's on both sides of his face and moving back. He seams healthay and alert enough although his appetite has lessened a bit. This has been going on for about 2 weeks.

Can anyone please advise ???

thanks in advance Des Cavin....

 

[exoticaquatic]

Congratulations! Your male gourami is in its mating dress! Males darken in coloration when they are ready to breed. He is probably showing off for the females in the tank. I would remove him into another tank, 10 gallons or more, with no other fish but the female gouramis. Add 1/2 a styrofoam cup, and have a very slow, or no, current.

 

[SouthernCross]

What kind of gourami???

 

[cavin1]

Congratulations! Your male gourami is in its mating dress! Males darken in coloration when they are ready to breed. He is probably showing off for the females in the tank. I would remove him into another tank, 10 gallons or more, with no other fish but the female gouramis. Add 1/2 a styrofoam cup, and have a very slow, or no, current.

Thanks for your response, would you believ it was belly up this morning with a large red mark 'neath the skin just behind the right gill......................

but thanks anyway.....regards DesC......................

 

[exoticaquatic]

sorry for your loss. I feel like im the reason for hid death. Although a picture would have helped.

 

[pokemonmastah]

That happened to me too, sadly. I've observed that everytime one of my gouramis get black, they will eventually die.

 

[cavin1]

That happened to me too, sadly. I've observed that everytime one of my gouramis get black, they will eventually die.

Aha, then I'm off the Forum to google thia, will advise...... DesC....................

 

[Laza]

That happened to me too, sadly. I've observed that everytime one of my gouramis get black, they will eventually die.

Aha, then I'm off the Forum to google thia, will advise...... DesC....................

I too would be interested as on of my picked on opalines is kinda going darker and lighter on and off.

 

[starsatnight]

i have one blue and two opaline. the blue "traditional" 3-spot is a male and i believe the one opaline is male and one is female. when i first brought them home - they were all the traditional blue 3-spot, but as the months have gone on, the two opalines get more black stripes and then less. mine seem completely healthy and have assumed that the colour changes are attributable to weather changes, or perhaps breeding conditions.

how 'black' did the gouramis turn before they died? i wonder if this is a disease?