Cinnebuns Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) Ammonia: 0 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: ~20 GH - high af - usually around 18 PH - 8.0 I have 3 "red honey gourami" aka thick lipped gourami. I have noticed this one getting plumper and plumper. At first I thought maybe it's a female and eggs but it's getting pretty big now. I'm considering hospital tank and fasting but I want some input. Edited June 8, 2022 by Cinnebuns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 10:59 PM, Cinnebuns said: Ammonia: 0 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: ~20 GH - high af - usually around 18 PH - 8.0 I have 3 "red honey gourami" aka thick lipped gourami. I have noticed this one getting plumper and plumper. At first I thought maybe it's a female and eggs but it's getting pretty big now. I'm considering hospital tank and fasting but I want some input. If it were eggs the bloating would be more concentrated at the bottom of the fish where the eggs come out. It looks like pretty severe bloating. Also looks like the fish is breathing pretty heavy. As this stage there’s no guarantee it will pull through. Just do the best you can to treat it and hopefully everything will be okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) It could be Dropsy I can't tell if theirs any pineconing the most effective treatment for Dropsy is kanaplex in food to treat an possible internal bacterial infection metroplex to treat the water column as it treats aeromonas bacteria a cause of Dropsy and aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 2 gallons to help reduce the fluid buildup Edited June 1, 2022 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Maybe Dropsy increased respiration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 I took a closer look and he is pineconing so dropsy sounds likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 @Colu going to tag you since you gave the most in depth response. I put the fish in a hospital tank with salt. I fully intended to start him on the lowest dose and work my way up, but my ADHD brain did it wrong. I didn't realize this until a full week was almost up. He had a little less than 3 TBSP per 1 gallon. He now looks much better but is still slightly round. I decided to put him back in the main tank primarily because he started to lose a lot of color. After half a day in the main tank all his color is back and he seems to have plenty of energy. My question is this: given he's still kinda round, although much better, should I maybe eventually put him back in the Salt? And if so, should I keep it at the same "full dose" concentration? I assume yes on the 2nd but I have to ask just in case. If I do put him back in the salt, how soon should I do so? Tyvm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 You can leave him in the main tank and do Epsom salt baths 1 table spoon for 2 gallons for no more than 15 minutes twice a day or you can put him in a Qarantine with aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 2 gallons I would also do a course of kanaplex in food salt has reduced the bloating but has solved the underlying cause 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Poor guy. Feel better little dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 That's a male and he is definitely very bloated. He looks a better in the second video, but not perfect. If it's an infection, I would follow Colu's advice and treat with antibiotics in food. Putting him in a separate hospital tank is best for now, to at least give him some rest and reprieve from other fish possibly bothering him. Good luck with this sweetheart, I hope he feels better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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