My Gourami has holes!!!
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When I look very closely at my gourami's faces (pearls,dwarfs, platinums) I can see the same "holes." I noticed this a few weeks after I got them. At first I thought they somehow had Hole-in-Head disease...till I realized that the odds of all of them getting it in different tanks were pretty slim
. I think its just a characteristic of their faces.
. I think its just a characteristic of their faces.
I go this right from the disease data base on the site
Hexamita (Hole in the Head)
Usually associated with Discus this Flagellate will in fact affect other fish particularly large cichlids. Hexamita infects fish by ingestion with food and begins life in the gut. Infected fish will usually appear thin in the stomach and may have sores or ulcers around the head.
A bad case looks as if someone has chiselled out holes in the head. It is said by some that this will cure itself by generally cleaning the aquarium and paying extra attention to cleanliness and good quality water changes. There are cures available from your Local fish store.
could that be it??
Hexamita (Hole in the Head)
Usually associated with Discus this Flagellate will in fact affect other fish particularly large cichlids. Hexamita infects fish by ingestion with food and begins life in the gut. Infected fish will usually appear thin in the stomach and may have sores or ulcers around the head.
A bad case looks as if someone has chiselled out holes in the head. It is said by some that this will cure itself by generally cleaning the aquarium and paying extra attention to cleanliness and good quality water changes. There are cures available from your Local fish store.
could that be it??