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Sick Pearl Gourami- odd shaped gill


Lucas

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Help! I have just brought 3 very cute little pearls, but almost the moment I put them in the tank, I noticed that one of them had what looks like a curl in the gill. It appears sunk in closest to the eye, but petrudes outward toward the edge, then curls inward a bit. :(

The curled bit seems to be holding air bubles, which are coming out fairly often. I think the bubble is causing the fish to swim slightly on a lean too.

There isn't anything in there that I can see, so I was wondering if this is some sort of defect rather than a fluke? This fish and one other of the three as a tendral shorter on one side that looks like it is split.

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Gourami guy died! The LFS is happy to replace. I need to be prepared to diagnose and treat or euthanase if necessary in future I think.

At least I have some meds now though for if the healthy ones come down with anything. They're looking fine at the moment.

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