dwarf gourami

[gersheff]

I just filled my 10G tank with fish a few days ago. It contains:

1 dwarf gourami
5 harlequin rasbora (1 diead today)
2 green cories
and a bunch of ghost shrimp

Since then it seems like the dwarf gourami barely moves, and doesnt really eat. Is this normal?

[Snake Eyez]

Originally posted by gersheff
I just filled my 10G tank with fish a few days ago. It contains:

1 dwarf gourami
5 harlequin rasbora (1 diead today)
2 green cories
and a bunch of ghost shrimp

Since then it seems like the dwarf gourami barely moves, and doesnt really eat. Is this normal?

My first gourami acted like this when I first got him. He slowly got worse and eventually died. This doesn't mean that your's will, but when fish stop eating, it's not a good sign. Could be stress that is affecting them.

[kikuchiyo]

Test the water for ammonia, nitrates, and nitrites.

[gersheff]

no ammonia, no nitrites, and level on nitrates are very low

[LongTime]

No, that is not normal. Mine dwarf is all over the place and eats like a little horse.

You have lost one fish and have another that is not looking well. I would do a 20% water change each day for the next couple of days and see if things are any better. The addition of a small amount of salt would not hurt.

[gersheff]

he is now eating, and moving a round a lot more

[LongTime]

Sounds as if he was just getting comfortable.

[gersheff]

ok now a second harlquin rasbora died (the first 1 was on monday). and i noticed this morning that none of the rasboras were eating. usually they are the firsts to eat, today nothing. how screwed am i?

[Bigguppy]

Continue to do 20% water changes daily. Do not overfeed your fish.

Is your water cloudy at all? Any white specks on the fish? Look real close. Something is going on here, we need to figure it out soon or there will be trouble.

[LongTime]

The starting post says, "filled the tank a few days ago" and you do not have any ammonia, nitrites and the nitrates are "low." OK, what is "low?"

Since everything else is good, I'll assume, and I hate that, you did a fishless cycle. Please confirm that.

[gersheff]

sorry for not being clear. yes i did do a fishless cycle. then recently put the fish in.

30 mg/L nitrate

[LongTime]

Sorry :(

It is hard to diagnose without any symtoms or adverse conditions. It could be they were weakend by some type of stress and are now showing the effects. It good be just a bad bunch of fish from the LFS.

I don't have a clue, but they have got to eat. Try offering them sommething more tempting like frozen brine shrimp. I know that is only treating a sympton,l but I don't know what else to tell you.

[gersheff]

well actually i had bought 3 rasboras then next day bought the remaing fish (don't ask )