Re: Head injury?

[steev ward <steevward@mac.com>]

There may be some physical injuries involved but there may also be some 
internal problems caused
by a chronic vitamin deficiency or some spontaneous malfunction (he is three 
years old). Patches
of abnormally dark color on a gourami can be caused by either and are common in 
those fish.
Sometimes it is an injury along the lateral line that affects the nerves. I 
would lean toward the
vitamin deficiency idea because of the tail-drooping you described. These guys 
have the swim
bladder in the back of the body to balance against the bubble they hold in 
their mouth, so he
probably is suffering from a swim bladder malfunction, the exact cause of which 
usually remains a
mystery.

If you want to try something you might start with some foods that are rich in 
vitamins and think
about adding some minerals (maybe in the form of marine salt). And double check 
the temperature
and pH as well as doing a water change just on general principles.

Steev

Michelle wrote:

> If my at least 3 year old Opaline Gourami
> http://uniquaria.com/photogallery/gourami/mgmopaline.jpg suffered a head 
> injury, what would it
> look like?
>
> He currently has a purplish looking area on the top of his head - looks like 
> a bruise

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