Opaline Gourami help... A.S.A.P.!!!!!!

GoLdFiSh_GrL

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My Opaline Gourami has had his "droppings" hanging from him for the past day! at first it was clear, and when I woke up this morning it was brown, but it still was hanging on to him. Just in case it counts, here's what i've been feeding him:

*Freeze-Dried Bloodworms
*Tetra- Min Tropical Fish Flakes

My Kissing Gourami has been eating the same thing, but he (or she) is perfectly fine. Please help! I appreciate it VERY much! :D

GoLdFiSh_GrL
 
uh... nevermind. I just re-checked him, and he finally let go. ;)Lol! :p well, thanks anyway! Can you answer just in case it happens again, though?
 
I'm not 100% possitive, but i think when they hang from the fish like that....it means they are constipated. This is usually from lack of variety in food. I wouldnt be too concerned about it.

Other people who know more about these things than i do can tell you for certain, but for now i wouldnt worry too much.

Maybe try getting another type of food that it will enjoy and mixing it in with feedings every once in a while.

goodluck
 
just read your second post, i guess you posted it while i was typing mine.

i think it is pretty common for most aquariums, i think it is just from lack of variety of foods, nothing serious.
 
i do give them variety of foods... some days i give them Tetra-Min & some days I give them bloodworms.
 
just as an example...i feed my gouramis (of which i have 9 of 3 different species, plus a tank of 3-week old fry) a good staple food every morning. before i go to bed each night i might feed them spirulina flakes, freeze-dried bloodworms, live brine shrimp, live blackworms, or various vegetables (they're big on spinach, romaine, and peas especially). at that time, i always throw in a couple algae discs for bottom feeders and the gouramis chew on them too. i try to vary their nighttime diet, so they don't get the same food more than one night in a row. it's not hard, because they eat anything they can suck down.
 
i feed them frozen brine shrimp now... my opaline doesn't seem to have problems anymore...
 
I'd get some vegetables like the ones suggested here into their diet, too. Peas are quite easy since you can keep a frozen bag of them and dethaw a few at a time with the microwave in a small bit of water. It only takes about 10-20 seconds. Then you just squeeze them out of the skins into the tank (you may need to break them up a bit depending on how large your gourami is).
 
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