help with sick fish

[mozart]

Many of you have heard me discussing my female gourami with the mangled vs. diseased mouth. The male stopped harrassing her, so I have kept them together, and her mouth seemed stable. So, I took a watch and wait approach. I switched to the larger tank on Friday. She seemed a bit more timid and less active, but new home I figured. Today she is VERY sluggish, hanging at the top, taking in a good bit of air. I just fed the fish to test her, she didn't eat a bit. The rest of the fish are fine and the water is good. OK, now I have an empty tank without a filter. Can I quarantine her without a filter and just do pwc? Try antibiotic?

[mozart]

No advice anyone?

[Rbishop]

QT, meds and water changes will be fine.

[mozart]

Well I am trying to lasso the lady and she knows it. She is hiding in places too small for a gal her size. The male gourami is harrasing her again, probably because she is acting like a zombie, but she will move quick from him. My zebra danios are starting to peck at her. I saw a weak fish being eaten alive at the fish store the other day so she is going in the qt tank, even without a filter. She has too much zest right now to put her out of her misery, but yet I don't expect her to make it. She was so beautiful and vibrant, it is hard to watch her wither away.

[hitman12131976]

Hope all goes well, but it sounds sort of the way my swordtail died. Good luck.

[mozart]

She's gone. Live and learn.