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Posted by Tom on August 10, 2008, 10:46 pm
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> > Hello all,
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> > I have a 30 gallon aquarium with a few fish, among which are two dwarf
> > gouramis...one blue and one red. =A0I introduced them to the tank on
> > Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. =A0The both adjusted well and
> > actively swam about the tank, but now a few days later, the blue
> > gourami hangs primarily in one of the corners at the surface of the
> > tank. =A0Although occasionally he will swim to the middle or bottom of
> > the tank, he'll return to the surface and swim in a corner.
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> > The temperature is set correctly and the pH and the ammonia levels are
> > safe. =A0I have plenty of plants in the tank, as well as an airstone an=
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> > Whisper over-the-side-of-the-tank filter.
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> > Any thoughts as to why he's doing this?
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> He is just doing typical Dwarf Gourami behavior. When I had them thats
> what they =A0did as well.
I'm not exactly sure what a bubble nest is. I thought the problem
might be that there wasn't enough oxygen in the water, so I got out
another air pump and a small air stone. I put it in the corner where
he liked to hover. Now he usually parks himself behind a plant.
Sometimes he sits down on the gravel, and other times his fins will be
swimming.
I'm just not exactly sure if there's a problem or not. The day and
the day after I got him, he was one of the most active fish I've ever
seen, now he just hides behind plants. I know gouramis are pretty
skidish and they both have ample hiding spots. On the other hand
though, his appetite is healthy.
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> I have a 30 gallon aquarium with a few fish, among which are two dwarf
> gouramis...one blue and one red. I introduced them to the tank on
> Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. The both adjusted well and
> actively swam about the tank, but now a few days later, the blue
> gourami hangs primarily in one of the corners at the surface of the
> tank. Although occasionally he will swim to the middle or bottom of
> the tank, he'll return to the surface and swim in a corner.
>
> The temperature is set correctly and the pH and the ammonia levels are
> safe. I have plenty of plants in the tank, as well as an airstone and
> Whisper over-the-side-of-the-tank filter.
>
> Any thoughts as to why he's doing this?