got one 5 days ago and he has not eaten any food. there other gourami in the tank but he is the only pink kisser. he swims about the tank ok with his mouth opening and closing but he just not going for the food. any ideas?
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Kissing Gourami like most gourami prefer to be with others of their own kind. Generally they do best in pairs. Note that the only kissing that occurs is generally male on male. (This establishes domince by pushing.)
Like most gourami these guys are omnivores, but kissers tend to eat more vegs than most gourami. They will happily clean the aquarium glass, as well as eat your plants. It may be your kisser is just full from eating plants/algae, but he should be showing some interest in food.
Also like most other gourami they are not highly tolerant to high ammonia, and nitrates. (They can be subject to a wide range of pH and water hardness, but not ammonia, and nitrites.) I'd test your ammonia, and nitrate levels. This may be the most likely issue as mouth opening and closing sound like a stressed fish.
I really thought at first you were refering to the singer.
oh,i thought u meant the singer, pink =]
Kissers accept a variety of foods, including; flake, frozen, freeze-dried, and small live foods, such as Tubifex and Brine Shrimp. They also will accept any kind of vegetable matter, and should be provided with plenty of Spirulina-based foods, as well as fresh vegetables when possible.
Periodically providing fresh romaine lettuce, cooked zucchini or peas, will keep your Kissers in optimal health. Take care when providing fresh vegetables, as uneaten portions will quickly foul the water.
He might be sad, sick, or he is being bullied by the other fish since he is the new one in the tank, try to find out if he is being bullied and if he is, you should try to remove him to a new aquarium. Some fish do get sad when introduced to a new aquarium with new fish that he doesnt knows, maybe he missed a friend from the last aquarium he was in.
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you should of got a pair, or even three fish
It`s sounds as if you have just got one, have at least two or more if you have the room, on there own he could be shy best in pairs when i kept them i had them in pairs
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my mother in law owns 2 of these fish. They are social fish with their own species (slightly expensive I know). She keeps them with a variety of other fish that some fish experts might say would "bully" the kissing fish, but I think because there is two of them it hasn't happened. Also occaissionally she gives them blood worm. She also owns a parrot fish who turns very pink when he/ she eats the blood worm. The kissing fish also go slightly darker shade of colour when it comes to eating the blood worm and they make sure they get the lions share.
Try out some bloodworm on your kissing fish and maybe get another fish for it to "kiss"
If you think though it may be ill watch for signs of staying close to the top of the tank "gulping" air, having trouble staying steady or leaning like its gonna float upside down, crashing blindly into the sides of the tank, really really quick darting around constantly, white spots, or fins that look frayed. Most of those signs can be treated with a liquid treatment that can easly be purchased from your local fish store, and some larger pet stores.
I would just see for another couple of days whether it perks up, if not you might be best to isolate the fish in its own compartment with some clear plastic sheeting and feed it with high quality frozen or live bloodworm etc. This should allow the fish to recuperate and gives the fish the opportunity to settle in full view of the other fish and hopefully acclimatise with the them in the same tank. If there is no improvement I would suggest taking the fish back (it wouldn't be fair otherwise)
I had 2 pink gouramis. They are very delicate. Mine didn't accept food either. What you can do is feed them every once a day in once in every 2 days, giving them enough time to clean themselves. If they are tiny then you may want to give them small particles of food as they may spit out the big ones.
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I have one by itself in a tank. She's 8 years old, 7 inches long. Make sure you do weekly water changes using stress coat (crucial) , keep the temp level and turn the light off for most of the day and always at night. Separate into its own tank if necessary. Use crisps, not flake.
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