Comments on: 10.15. Dwarf Gourami Disease

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 03:47:47 +0000

In reply to Mike.

In reply to Mike …… Sounds like one of the lucky ones.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:04:24 +0000

Hi Dave , so I’ve had a powder blue dwarf. I brought home before I’d heard of the disease. Anyway I’ve had him for 14 months. Would you say after that long that maybe he’s one of the lucky ones and doesn’t have it or could it still happen after all this time?

By: Rebecca S Leader

Rebecca S Leader — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 01:45:44 +0000

I have a beautiful powder blue dwarf gourami that I named Blue Bob, after my brother. My brother died of cancer, and now I have to watch Blue Bob die. It's so strange, he is very active, and has a great appetite. I know that I'm going to lose him, and it makes me very sad. I had an orange flame gourami that died. He was named George, after another brother that cancer took from us. Makes me so sad.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:39:15 +0000

In reply to Stephen P Brady.

In reply to Stephen …. The “honey gourami” is not an inbred version of a “dwarf gourami”. It is a separate species and NOT susceptible to dwarf gourami disease

By: Stephen P Brady

Stephen P Brady — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 21:05:33 +0000

Confusing… So, is a Honey Gourami a Dwarf or not?
“The honey gourami (Trichogaster chuna) is a good substitute as they are only about two inches long (dwarf gourami get to 3 1/2 inch). The honey gourami is just a golden yellow to orange without the blue or red coloration of the dwarf but it doesn’t appear to get dwarf gourami disease”

“chris says
2024-01-29 at 6:50 pm
Sorry I realise my previous post is a bit ambiguous. I meant to say the more highly line bred versions such as Peacock and Powder Blues and the Honey Dwarf are more susceptible. Stick to the ones closer to wild stock.”

By: Xmegatron doug

Xmegatron doug — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 20:07:35 +0000

That's terrible. I have a male gold Gourami and female Opaline Gourami I will add 4 redeye tetras and 1 single male nannacara cichlid his friends will be Florida flagfish.

By: chris

chris — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 23:50:39 +0000

Sorry I realise my previous post is a bit ambiguous. I meant to say the more highly line bred versions such as Peacock and Powder Blues and the Honey Dwarf are more susceptible. Stick to the ones closer to wild stock.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 23:42:22 +0000

It is a DNA virus which the severe inbreeding of Dwarf Gouramis has made them susceptible. Iridovirus is it’s scientific name and it is also a problem in aquaculture farms. Getting Dwarf Gourami closer to Wild stock such as the traditional red stripe and even the flame versions have a greater resistance to the condition. Peacock and Powder Blues and the Honey Dwarf variety.

I agree with you all, it is heart breaking to see these interesting, colourful and active fish die with nothing you can do. Currently I have some healthy specimens but one of the females has started to exhibit early signs. 🙁

By: Leonard Perkins

Leonard Perkins — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:11:53 +0000

First time i have every heard anything about Gouramis illness.sins having them for the last four months.lost one in plastic oniment before.hence now i check wether they can fit through & bury the ornament.in the gravel or sand.am deversted i have to watch him die & cart help.am going to put him on his own.next to other tank as am hopping the other two love on.i will let the ppl no my feelings.to some degree am not happy.they never told me to look out for any white bumps on them.

By: Hayley

Hayley — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 21:37:08 +0000

This makes me sad to read as our gourami have this disease, I just found out about it doing research here! He is my favourite fish in the tank and I wish I knew about this sooner as it is going to be awful watching him deteriorate we are beginners so I'm glad to know it's nothing we have done wrong