I have a honey Gourami in a 24gal, cube, planted tank who is suddenly acting listless; just kinda sits on the bottom in a little cove area...doesn't move much, is eating much less when I feed (which seems to be the only time s/he swims around), no evidence of ich or any gill or scale problems I can see.
The tank is well established (over a year) and very steady on readings. Other occupants are 5 white cloud minnows and 3 otocinclus. No new plants or anything have been introduced. The other fish are doing well--as they have been for a year. Temp is 71, Nitrates ~20ppm, I do regular water changes, no spiked ammonia, ph about 7.8 (as it always has been). I feed Tetra flakes with occasional frozen brine shrimp and bloodworms.
Could this just be old age or ??? Should I get a kit and check something esoteric? Why is only the Gourami effected?
Thanks in advance for any tips....
The tank is well established (over a year) and very steady on readings. Other occupants are 5 white cloud minnows and 3 otocinclus. No new plants or anything have been introduced. The other fish are doing well--as they have been for a year. Temp is 71, Nitrates ~20ppm, I do regular water changes, no spiked ammonia, ph about 7.8 (as it always has been). I feed Tetra flakes with occasional frozen brine shrimp and bloodworms.
Could this just be old age or ??? Should I get a kit and check something esoteric? Why is only the Gourami effected?
Thanks in advance for any tips....