Danno1986 Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 They have white lips! I am setting up a hospital now. There is 5 fish and they all have it to some degree. It isn't really drastic, and it doesn't appear to be slowing them but it can't be good. Also none of the other fish seem to have it. I was wondering what med's you would suggest? Should I do a salt dip? I am going to be doing some more research tomorrow, and see what else I can dig up online. I was also wondering about Deworming them while i have them separated? I have read that these fish are prone internal parasite and such and it cause problems for them. I have tried to keep these fish in past several years ago and they would be fine for like 6-10 months, and then it was like they would get depression and slowly die... Any help, suggests, comments and Questions would be appreciated! I will try to get some pics up, and an update tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Please tell us what kind of fish and I'm sure someone will be able to help you further.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno1986 Posted April 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 They are young Pearl gouramis. About 2" big. Um Trichogaster leeri. Wow taking good pictures of fish is hard! i got 2 images that kinda show what i am talking about. The danio wrecked the one shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno1986 Posted April 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 As you can kinda see it is very lightly coloured. I have 1 other picture but it won't let me upload it. "Used 902.2K of your 1MB global upload quota (Max. single file size: 121.8K)"?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno1986 Posted April 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 So an update! I have all 5 in the hospital tank. I decided against doing the salt-water dip because several web sites said it was unneeded stress on the fish, and it was more a last resort action. I got melafix and pimafix. The guy at big als said I could put both in. Stinky stuff! It says on the bottle I should dose for 7 days? Is that really necessary? Anyways plan on checking the water tomorrow and doing a partial water change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLake Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 yeah pimafix and melafix are hit or miss, ime they are of minimal help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkangel Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 So an update! I have all 5 in the hospital tank. I decided against doing the salt-water dip because several web sites said it was unneeded stress on the fish, and it was more a last resort action. I got melafix and pimafix. The guy at big als said I could put both in. Stinky stuff! It says on the bottle I should dose for 7 days? Is that really necessary? Anyways plan on checking the water tomorrow and doing a partial water change Melafix and pima fix can do more damage to anabantids than good. It can damage the labyrinth organ. I would do at least 75% water change daily for about a week and see what happens. Fresh clean water and a balanced diet are the key to healthy/disease free fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno1986 Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Update. The white on there mouths has cleared up. I think I will just monitor them in the hospital tank for another day or 2. It is too bad I add the wrong medicine. It won't happen again. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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