DB> Hi Steven,
SW>> I've got some gourami's which have red abrasions, loss of
SW>> fins in places and swollen lips. The fish are about five
SW>> years old now.
Hi Dave
have you done a water change lately?
always worth atry at say 25% of volume see what happens.
SW>> any Idea's what could have caused this?
poor water quality possibly.
 DB> I'm afraid I don't even know the fish, but I always have a
 DB> bit of salt in the water. Pleco's and other catfish don't go
 DB> a bundle on salt, so I keep it to a pretty low level, but
 DB> freshwater fish are much more tolerant of salt than most of
 DB> the things that infect them.
SAlt in the water odear old idea seems to have a temporary affect but the 
fish and the bacteria soon get used to the salinity if not killed first.
 DB> Hope someone can offer a more direct solution (sorry for the
Good luck chat soon
Steve                            STEVE
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