one by one my dwarf gourami are getting sores. did a isolation tank treated it with acriflavine after I had lost 2 the 1 with the sores died. now got other 1 with the sores now treating the hole tank with pimafix and melifix is this the right thing to do.

what sort of sores? Can you post a picture?

ulcers sorry I cant get a pic

Did some research on this one.

Think you have to see this

http://www.aces.edu/dept/fisheries/educ ... uramis.pdf

I would say doubledutch is on the money there, dwarf gouramis are prone to all sorts of diseases (hence the requirement to quarantine them for longer).

Quarantain isn't gonna help I am afraid. DG's get the virus in Asia and some will get ill in a week, others in months or even years !!! It's a shame for such a nice fish. Especially the linebred ones (neon/cobalt/flame) are prone to it. We had a lot problems a like in Holland. The UK-forum gave me the answer !!! It doesn't seem to be contagious to other fishspecies.

Can be a sign of TB also, but more likely what you suggest.

Quarantain isn't gonna help I am afraid. DG's get the virus in Asia and some will get ill in a week, others in months or even years !!! It's a shame for such a nice fish. Especially the linebred ones (neon/cobalt/flame) are prone to it. We had a lot problems a like in Holland. The UK-forum gave me the answer !!! It doesn't seem to be contagious to other fishspecies.

I was meaning the quarantine period when they arrive in NZ to be imported in to the country.

Lost in translation?

Ahaaa, but even then the fish doesn't have to show any diseases. Don't know if there is a test for Iridovirus. Best to get these fish from local breeders or imported from other countries than Singapore aso. I'll place an australian document about Iridovirus later.

Infected fish show all kind of symptoms due to the virus. Earlier often was thought they had fish-tb !!!

http://www.daff.gov.au/__data/assets/pd ... 100722.pdf

It is possible to test for a virus, that is why susceptable fish have to be cleared of it when imported.

Okay Alan, but I think they'd better stop importing Dwarf Gouramis from Asia for a while.

Humans "derstroyed" this beautifull fish. In the years I am active at several forums this is by far numbre one in the disease-chart !!! Really a shame.

Cheers Aad

The problem with testing for viruses is the same as bacteria, It only shows that they were not in that sample at that time. Hence the exclusion from working in a food premise for salmonella until you have three clear samples in a row at at least 48 hour intervals. Also most importers have not brought in dwarfs for some time and probably less will now under the new requirements.