Gouramis question
- Thread starter Astoria
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Yes they are susceptible like most other fish species of Ich and other diseases. What was the reason for the daily water changes?
Not necessarily to ich, but to iridovirus (I think that’s right), I have had a few dwarf gouramis over the years, I have lost every one of them to it.
Your probably right but most fish put in conditions for Ich will become infected. The reason I asked why OP was doing daily water changes. Possibly that stressed the Gourami especially if there was fluctuation of temperature of water being changed..
Ich is usually most prevalent in fish with a reduced immune response, with stress being the main cause. There is something not right with your set up, whether it's water quality, poor diet, bullying from other fish etc. Like
tlindsey
, i'm a little curious why you've been doing daily water changes? Is it because you've encountered parameter problems and you're trying to fix them? This could be the reason behind the stress which is leaving your fish vulnerable.
tlindsey
, i'm a little curious why you've been doing daily water changes? Is it because you've encountered parameter problems and you're trying to fix them? This could be the reason behind the stress which is leaving your fish vulnerable.My cichlids are juvis and my drift wood is staining the water (sap) so I do lots of water changes. I bought a thermometer to help keep the temperature on point and haven't done a water change with it yet. I just got it it in the mail and it should help
If you haven't observed the Cichlid harassing the Gourami I will state the water change temperature caused Gourami to stress. I myself don't use a thermometer during water changes but get pretty close with touch of water removed and new water. I've been using this method for yrs lol.
My personal experience with gourmis is I've never had luck with the dwarf variety. Sudden deaths with them, they'd just waste away no matter what I tried, or they'd bloat and I couldn't get them out of it. Any of them can suffer from bloat if you're not careful with your foods and feedings given gourami are such voracious eaters. Feeding them foods with low quality ingredients lists was the cause of most of the problems I've had, until I smartened up a bit.
