my gourami

[bettagurl]

hye i need help with my pearl gourami,he is always at the surface gasping like he is breathing heavily. any help would be apreciated.oh and it a bio wheel.it for a 60 gal

 

[dorkfish]

We need more info:

tank size
filtration/water motion
tankmates
water parameters (amoni, nitrite and nitrate specifically)

 

[Cichlidkeeper20]

are his gills red? and we do need more info or we cant help you!

 

[bettagurl]

hye i need help with my pearl gourami,he is always at the surface gasping like he is breathing heavily. any help would be apreciated.

55gal,no he doesnt have red gills, his tankmates are,3raibow sharks,1dalmation molly,many different types of tetras,& 4 cherry barbs.

 

[dorkfish]

55gal,no he doesnt have red gills, his tankmates are,3raibow sharks,1dalmation molly,many different types of tetras,& 4 cherry barbs.

Still not enough information. We need to know the water parameters and filtration/and anything else that produces water motion.

 

[Cichlidkeeper20]

do you put salt in the tank? what is your ammiona? ph? no2? no3? do you have a test kit what kind? fliter set up. air pump? have you put any med. in?

 

[bettagurl]

hye i need help with my pearl gourami,he is always at the surface gasping like he is breathing heavily. any help would be apreciated.

the ph is 6.8 the amonia is0.28

 

[plah831]

no he doesnt have red gills,

they meant on the inside, not the gill covers. if the insides of the gills and skin around them are red and irritated, it usually indicates ammonia or nitrite in your water.

 

[bettagurl]

hye i need help with my pearl gourami,he is always at the surface gasping like he is breathing heavily. any help would be apreciated.oh & the filter is a bio wheel.it for a 60 gal.

 

[dorkfish]

It's most likely the amonia that's causing him to do that. You need to start doing enough water changes to keep that level at or VERY close to zero until the bacteria catch up.