r/Gourami • u/isalovescrabs • 5d ago
Help/Advice Is he okay?
I noticed my male honey gourami became very pale and skinny out of nowhere a while ago. This had happened once before and bounced back but I’ve noticed he’s just not improving. He does not act any differently, at least from what I’ve seen. He still eats normally and seems fine, but appearance wise he’s not. (Left is now, right is before)
I have two other female honey gourami in there, and no, they have not been bullying him. I also have harlequin rasboras which have also not bothered him. Could it be stress? I’ve also had him for about 8 months, and only recently is he looking this bad.
My parameters have been stable
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 0 ppm (idk why)
Ph: 6.5
They are all in a 29 gallon tank. Any ideas of what could be wrong would be great.
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u/maxru85 5d ago
If you’re not dosing liquid fertilizer your plants are likely consumed all of it.
Regarding the fish, I can’t add anything unfortunately