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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?
 
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?
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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.
 
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.
 
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?
 
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.
 
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