Giant gourami disease

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Billy_boy

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I have 2 giant white gouramis 4 inch, 2paroon shark 7-8 inch and red paroot about 5 inch in 100 gallon aquarium. Today one of my gouramis swimming on top very lethargic, tilting as well, some white patches on skin as well. After a while she pull out small bubbles from his mouth and is continuously on top with mouth open on surface of water.
I used anti fungal drops, and after an hour I have changed 70% water and take out the sick one.
Any suggestion what to do now?
 
What are your water parameters....sounds like ammonia problem possibly? We cant really do anything but speculate until we get your ammonia /nitrite/nitrate
 
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I don't know if you mean kissing gourami or the actual giant gourami, but that tank isn't big enough for any of your stock (assuming giant gourami) apart from your BP

PS I'm not trying to be "that guy", just giving my opinion you're gonna encounter water quality problems mega quick as they grow then fight each other
 
Hi mate
By reading on different forums and also yours post, I think its ammonia problem. So is there any remedy for it now, its more then 24 hours now and situation is not good. I have changed the water twice, the effected fish is in bucket at the moment.
 
Hi mate
By reading on different forums and also yours post, I think its ammonia problem. So is there any remedy for it now, its more then 24 hours now and situation is not good. I have changed the water twice, the effected fish is in bucket at the moment.
How long you setup your tank and what's kind of filtration? How often you change your water?
For emergency fix then you should buy bottle bacteria from LFS and dose your tank to keep other fish getting same problem. For the one that floating up they might not make it since the toxin already did the major damage to the fish, it's on its own fight for life nothing you can do but keep water clean and close monitor on it. Good Luck!
 
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