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FAQs on Severum Cichlid Systems
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Green gouramis woes... A joker? Super-crowded
Severums 10/1/06
I have 3 large (about 5 inches long each)
<How nice!>
green gouramis that are all normally VERY active - chasing, etc.
Starting a couple days ago one of them stopped swimming as much as
normal and tends to sit on the bottom of the tank - the other two are as
active as they always are.
The other strange thing about the one that just sits is that his (or
her?) stripes are very pronounced now.
<Stress... markings... usually only visible at night...>
Normally you can see some dark banding/stripes on them but on this
particular fish they are like night and day. His chin also looks a
little fat, if that makes any sense. When it comes to feeding time
he/she comes up to the top with the others and eats. I'm worried that my
fish might be sick. The last thing I want is for it to die.
I'm attaching a picture of the fish in question - they're in
a 20 gallon tank with a few other friends.
<Mmm, too crowded...>
Please help save my fish!
Thanks in advanced!
-Joni-
<... how long have you had these fish? Water quality tests?
Foods/feeding? Wait... the pic you sent... shows one pink Helostoma
and... Severum Cichlids... Let's back up... these fish are waaaaaay too
crowded... your/their problem is almost assuredly environmental... see
WWM re the species... Read here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/severums.htm
and the linked files above... Bob Fenner> |
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