Hello,
I was given two Gourami's that came from a pretty foul tank. I placed the bag they were in, in a bucket of fresh water to acclimate to temp. I wanted them to swim around in quarantine for a bit. I had a 5 gal bucket half full. When I came back an hour later to take them out of their bag, I found one had jumped out of the bucket and was curled up on the floor. I thought it was a gonner. I put it back in the bucket (put a lid on the bucket) and came back an hour later to it swimming around (almost) like nothing had happened. I was very surprised. It is now 2 days later and it is peeling. Like it got a really really bad sunburn. It has little of it's tail fin left, and I'm worried about his future.
I have concerns that he's going to be susceptible to disease while he recovers. He is now in my communal planted tank, which is very established, but I run CO2, so pH fluctuations might be an issue.
Can anyone offer any advice to help improve his chances of recovery?
Thanks in advance,
-Tom
I was given two Gourami's that came from a pretty foul tank. I placed the bag they were in, in a bucket of fresh water to acclimate to temp. I wanted them to swim around in quarantine for a bit. I had a 5 gal bucket half full. When I came back an hour later to take them out of their bag, I found one had jumped out of the bucket and was curled up on the floor. I thought it was a gonner. I put it back in the bucket (put a lid on the bucket) and came back an hour later to it swimming around (almost) like nothing had happened. I was very surprised. It is now 2 days later and it is peeling. Like it got a really really bad sunburn. It has little of it's tail fin left, and I'm worried about his future.
I have concerns that he's going to be susceptible to disease while he recovers. He is now in my communal planted tank, which is very established, but I run CO2, so pH fluctuations might be an issue.
Can anyone offer any advice to help improve his chances of recovery?
Thanks in advance,
-Tom