Hi guys, I noticed today my blue gourami has "bumped" his head on I imagine an ornament I do have other guoramis in the tank but have never had an aggression problem. He now has a white patch on the top of his head about 5 mil round. No sign of infection as yet, but I would guess it is a recent accident as I keep a pretty good eye on them. I am unsure as to whether I should up the temperature (currently 28 degrees - due mainly to outside temperature being 35+, it is normally a little cooler) or decrease the temperature which could prove difficult. Should I do daily water changes and if so what amount (76 US gallon tank with 4 adult guoramis, 6 danios, and 3 pygmy corys), or should I medicate the tank as a precaution? Unfortunately my quarantine tank is unavailable, so I would need to treat whole tank. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.
My guorami has "bumped" his head what should I do?
- Thread starter cotswool
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I've had fish get bumped, scratched, scraped, and even burned and did nothing outside of my weekly water changes and the wounds heal. I kept a close eye on them looking for signs of disease just as you've stated. A white patch sounds like a sign of disease. A salt bath works for bacterial infections as well as the many medications on the market. To be on the safe side, I agree with quarantining the injured fish, the remedy is up to you but I'd recommend 1tsp aquarium salt per gallon for a week. Drain half the water and replace it with fresh water and monitor for another week. If it's a small infection site, you should see positive results.
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i kinda agree with this. I don't have the best advice on this stuff, but I'd just do uber clean water and maybe salt baths if it isn't too much of a hassle to chase/catch the fish. maybe some salt in the water if it's too much to catch it... but a gourami shouldn't be a tough netter
And remember, fish may act differently when you're around, so make sure you watch them incognito if you really want to know if there is aggression
And a quarantine/hospital tank seems ideal, but we're not always set up for it until we've regretted not having it a few too many times.
my life saver
use it like this...
remove the shower head in your bathroom and put on a 5/8" female npt to 3/4" male hose thread adapter onto the pipe and a 3/4" female hose thread to 5/8" male npt adapter onto the shower head. then you can attach and remove the shower head by hand and attach a hose there. it'll look like this...
to fill the tank you turn on the hot water and let it out the tub faucet until it's up to it's full temperature. then match the water temp by adding cold water. once the water temp is matched, you can turn on the shower and let the water through the hose to fill the tank.
as far as i know, yes. they have to be safe to provide potable water in households with pvc plumbing.
and for houses with tanks of variable heights, we can make that hangy thing of adjustable dimensions...
not to mention, your garden will absolutely love the extra nutrients.
and for houses with tanks of variable heights, we can make that hangy thing of adjustable dimensions...
not to mention, your garden will absolutely love the extra nutrients.
^awesome. Making this next measly college paycheck.
To the topic, my fish hurt themselves from time to time. Only real medicine is good water quality
To the topic, my fish hurt themselves from time to time. Only real medicine is good water quality
