MELAFIX is my first line of treatment for any fish with deep body wounds such as that. A VERY small amount of aquarium salt helps promote tissue regeneration as well. I do mean SMALL amount, like 1 teaspoon for 5 gallons. Too much will irritate the wound.
awesome, glad to hear he's doing well. I just wanted to ask that you keep a close eye on his interaction with other fish, make sure he isnt being bullied like someone else said, else it might happen again, and again...all the best!
However, being that you have a well stocked tank, you should be careful to test once a week for ammonia and nitrItes and they should remain at 0ppm. NitrAtes should be kept BELOW 50ppm. Keep these parameters in their optimal ranges by performing very regular waterchanges and your fish should thrive. Good luck!
We've had all of our fish since around Christmas of last year (including the Gourami's) so... why can't you put them together? They are all semi-aggressive so it's okay. I've seen many, many other fish aquariums with all different types of Gourami's in them. Thanks again!
Contrary to what most people think, you can mix and match certain fish species regardless of their reputations. There are always exceptions to the rules. If the fish seems to be doing well and isn't bullying or being bullied, then it will be fine.
That's a subdermal bacterial infection. Its not a blue gourami by the way, its a blue Paradise (macropodus obercularis) and you DO NOT mix them with other gourami species.
Remove the fish immediately and put it in its own tank. Administer a fish medication that says its for bloody streaks on the body in the seperate tank/container
Thanks for the comment/suggestions. I put him in the hospital tank on July 12th and gave him (and the big tank) medicine everday for a week, by the sixth day of treatments he looked wonderful and was finally acting like normal so I put him back in the tank. Since then, he's been just like normal except you can still see the area, it's not red (bloody), but it's white, almost like a scar.
that looks like a massive fighting wound, you'd better treat that before it becomes infected
Reecethomas34 5 months ago
MELAFIX is my first line of treatment for any fish with deep body wounds such as that. A VERY small amount of aquarium salt helps promote tissue regeneration as well. I do mean SMALL amount, like 1 teaspoon for 5 gallons. Too much will irritate the wound.
Wrtbrgr87 2 years ago
awesome, glad to hear he's doing well. I just wanted to ask that you keep a close eye on his interaction with other fish, make sure he isnt being bullied like someone else said, else it might happen again, and again...all the best!
Paingel 3 years ago
search what is wrong with my fish is he going to die
Bennyextreme 3 years ago
He looks like he had his ass kicked
ThisFish88 3 years ago
However, being that you have a well stocked tank, you should be careful to test once a week for ammonia and nitrItes and they should remain at 0ppm. NitrAtes should be kept BELOW 50ppm. Keep these parameters in their optimal ranges by performing very regular waterchanges and your fish should thrive. Good luck!
twothlesswonder 4 years ago
We've had all of our fish since around Christmas of last year (including the Gourami's) so... why can't you put them together? They are all semi-aggressive so it's okay. I've seen many, many other fish aquariums with all different types of Gourami's in them. Thanks again!
cltownmsu 4 years ago
Contrary to what most people think, you can mix and match certain fish species regardless of their reputations. There are always exceptions to the rules. If the fish seems to be doing well and isn't bullying or being bullied, then it will be fine.
twothlesswonder 4 years ago
That's a subdermal bacterial infection. Its not a blue gourami by the way, its a blue Paradise (macropodus obercularis) and you DO NOT mix them with other gourami species.
Remove the fish immediately and put it in its own tank. Administer a fish medication that says its for bloody streaks on the body in the seperate tank/container
111olbap 4 years ago
Thanks for the comment/suggestions. I put him in the hospital tank on July 12th and gave him (and the big tank) medicine everday for a week, by the sixth day of treatments he looked wonderful and was finally acting like normal so I put him back in the tank. Since then, he's been just like normal except you can still see the area, it's not red (bloody), but it's white, almost like a scar.
cltownmsu 4 years ago