Re: Head injury?

["Tony" <loxxxo@comcast.net>]

Great answer Steev I specialize in prehistoric poly. group, and african
fishies...Gourams aren't my thing...but that was a well written answer, wish
that photo she posted was closer ...
----- Original Message -----
From: "steev ward" <steevward@mac.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: Head injury?


> 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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