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**JustOneMore20** · 03-06-2008, 10:41 AM

I'm going to guess that the gourami sickness is from the bullying. Unless you watch the tank all the time, I think you could be missing alot of the bullying going on. Its not recommended to keep 2 dwarf gouramis together in a small tank. The stress from the bullying could be taking a toll on the gourami. Another possibility is internal parasites. Does he look skinnier than normal? Any white stringy poo?

IMO you were a bit overstocked with the 2 bristlenose plecs, the DGs, and the Neons. The tank is right at 10 gallons for those not familiar with liters. I personally wouldn't put a BN in a 10g because they produce alot of waste......not to mention 2 BNs. But, like said above, nitrates aren't your problem. 20-40 is the safe range.....try to keep it below 40 though, like emc stated.

As far as the BN death is concerned. Its hard to say what happened there. I'd also be interested in what your nitrItes are. Everything else looks ok to me and I don't see anything that sticks out that would cause the death.

Do you vac the gravel when you change water? And also, how often do you feed? Has this changed recently (increased) or have you used a different type of food?

03-06-2008, 10:41 AM	#8
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,463 User Feedback: (2)	I'm going to guess that the gourami sickness is from the bullying. Unless you watch the tank all the time, I think you could be missing alot of the bullying going on. Its not recommended to keep 2 dwarf gouramis together in a small tank. The stress from the bullying could be taking a toll on the gourami. Another possibility is internal parasites. Does he look skinnier than normal? Any white stringy poo? IMO you were a bit overstocked with the 2 bristlenose plecs, the DGs, and the Neons. The tank is right at 10 gallons for those not familiar with liters. I personally wouldn't put a BN in a 10g because they produce alot of waste......not to mention 2 BNs. But, like said above, nitrates aren't your problem. 20-40 is the safe range.....try to keep it below 40 though, like emc stated. As far as the BN death is concerned. Its hard to say what happened there. I'd also be interested in what your nitrItes are. Everything else looks ok to me and I don't see anything that sticks out that would cause the death. Do you vac the gravel when you change water? And also, how often do you feed? Has this changed recently (increased) or have you used a different type of food? __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry Last edited by JustOneMore20; 03-06-2008 at 10:43 AM.