Nick_wi Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Looking for advice on what this spot on his back is. It's about the same size on both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Theirs a couple of possibilitys injury dwarf gourami lridovirus or a bacterial infection what are your water parameters how long have you had the fish anything new added to the tank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 As Colu mentioned, it migiht be Dwarf Gourami Iridovirus (also called Dwarf Gourami Disease). If it is, prognosis is poor. I really hope your little fish is treatable, and it's always worth a shot unless she declines rapidly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_wi Posted November 27, 2021 Author Share Posted November 27, 2021 Him and another dg are the newest in my 40b, other fish are about 20 black neon tetras, have had them for about a week. I moved him to a 10 gallon yesterday when I noticed it and treated him with api melafix. Wound looks almost fuzzy this morning, thinking maybe I should have got fungal instead. Having a hard time getting a good picture. pH 6.4 Nitrates. 15 Hardness. 150-300 Nitrite. 0 Ammonia. 0 KH/Buffer. 0-40 Water Temperature 78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_wi Posted November 27, 2021 Author Share Posted November 27, 2021 Other side has grown a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 That looks like the start of Dwarf gourami lridovirus virus but it could be bacterial infection with the start of secondary fungal infection what I would do is treat with kanaplex in food and ick x in the water column as ick x is an effective treatment for fungal infection and kanaplex is a broad spectrum antibiotic treatment that will cover all bases 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_wi Posted November 28, 2021 Author Share Posted November 28, 2021 Much appreciated, I'll grab the stuff and give it a go. Hopefully he pulls thru. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_wi Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 Well, they are both gone. The healthier one I wasn't treating died first, which is kinda weird. All other fish seem just fine so im guessing it was the DG disease. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 I sorry to hear they didn't make it the virus can hang around for a long so I would recommend not getting any more gourami's unless you break down your tank and disinfect all your tank and equipment and bin your plants and substrate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_wi Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 Thank you for your help and kind words, kinda deterred from dg to be honest. I think might go apisto route since I already got black neons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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