dwarf Gourami

[Julie Meikle]

Hi

My Dwarf Gourami had identical white sores on either side of his
body....just behind the gills & fin. He
was behaving normally, but they got bigger over a few days. Initially I
thought he
had scraped himself till I noticed it was on both sides.
They look like something trying to get out....X-files like.

His body looked a bit swollen on each side too,
Sadly he died the next morning. I am keen to find out what it was, but so
far all the other fish are healthy.
Any ideas?

Thanks
Julie

[Koi-lo]

"Julie Meikle" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
>
> My Dwarf Gourami had identical white sores on either side of his
> body....just behind the gills & fin. He
> was behaving normally, but they got bigger over a few days. Initially I
> thought he
> had scraped himself till I noticed it was on both sides.
> They look like something trying to get out....X-files like.
>
> His body looked a bit swollen on each side too,
> Sadly he died the next morning. I am keen to find out what it was, but so
> far all the other fish are healthy.
> Any ideas?
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I'm taking a wild guess here. It sounds like dropsy or the start of
pinecone disease. He died before really swelling up. I'd like to know what
others think.
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[Julie Meikle]

"Koi-lo" > wrote in message
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>
> "Julie Meikle" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi
>>
>> My Dwarf Gourami had identical white sores on either side of his
>> body....just behind the gills & fin. He
>> was behaving normally, but they got bigger over a few days. Initially I
>> thought he
>> had scraped himself till I noticed it was on both sides.
>> They look like something trying to get out....X-files like.
>>
>> His body looked a bit swollen on each side too,
>> Sadly he died the next morning. I am keen to find out what it was, but so
>> far all the other fish are healthy.
>> Any ideas?
> ==================
> I'm taking a wild guess here. It sounds like dropsy or the start of
> pinecone disease. He died before really swelling up. I'd like to know
> what others think.
> --
>
> Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
> Aquariums since 1952
> My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
> http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy
> ~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>
>



The scales were not sticking out.....odd that the "growths" were in
identical places on each side....almost as if something was trying to break
out.

>
>

[Gill Passman]

Julie Meikle wrote:
> Hi
>
> My Dwarf Gourami had identical white sores on either side of his
> body....just behind the gills & fin. He
> was behaving normally, but they got bigger over a few days. Initially I
> thought he
> had scraped himself till I noticed it was on both sides.
> They look like something trying to get out....X-files like.
>
> His body looked a bit swollen on each side too,
> Sadly he died the next morning. I am keen to find out what it was, but so
> far all the other fish are healthy.
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
> Julie
>
>
Hi Julie,

I'm not sure how long you have had this dwarf gourami but from what I
have heard and read they are not the most disease resistant of fish.
I've been quite lucky and actually used them to cycle a tank (seeded
from another tank)...the response from this ng was that I must have had
a lot of luck to do this. This article from PFK might help you
understand a bit better:-

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=428

They are great little fish but not the easiest...I'm pretty sure it was
just one of those things...

Sorry for your loss :-(

Gill

[Daniel Morrow]

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"Julie Meikle" > wrote in message
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> "Koi-lo" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Julie Meikle" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> My Dwarf Gourami had identical white sores on either side of his
> >> body....just behind the gills & fin. He
> >> was behaving normally, but they got bigger over a few days. Initially I
> >> thought he
> >> had scraped himself till I noticed it was on both sides.
> >> They look like something trying to get out....X-files like.
> >>
> >> His body looked a bit swollen on each side too,
> >> Sadly he died the next morning. I am keen to find out what it was, but
so
> >> far all the other fish are healthy.
> >> Any ideas?
> > ==================
> > I'm taking a wild guess here. It sounds like dropsy or the start of
> > pinecone disease. He died before really swelling up. I'd like to know
> > what others think.
> > --
> >
> > Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
> > Aquariums since 1952
> > My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
> > http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy
> > ~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>
> >
>
>
>
> The scales were not sticking out.....odd that the "growths" were in
> identical places on each side....almost as if something was trying to
break
> out.
>
> >
> >
>
>

If something is trying to break out I would again suspect a parasite almost
without a doubt. Good luck and later!

[Julie Meikle]

>>
>>
>>
> Hi Julie,
>
> I'm not sure how long you have had this dwarf gourami but from what
Probably about 4 months.

This article from PFK
Thanks for this , interesting site too.

>
> Sorry for your loss :-(

Thanks......he brightened up the tank!
Julie

[Marco Schwarz]

Hi..

[...Dwarf Gourami Desease...]
> Any ideas?

Epizootoc Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS)

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Marco