injury or disease?

[carl p]

this is a pic of my dwarf gourami, i went away for the weekend and found this ons his head when i returned on sunday, he swims with his mouth in the same position constantly as in the pic

please advise

[Madam]

Ah shame Carl... hope someone can help. Are you putting heal-all in?

[Kuhli Loach]

It does not look like an injury, but rater Hole-in-the-Head Syndrome which affects primarily gouramis, angelfish, discus, oscars and large South American cichlids.

[Reafer]

Ah shame Carl... hope someone can help. Are you putting heal-all in?

Whats heal-all ? sounds interisting

[carl p]

how would i treat this?
is it contagious

[Kuhli Loach]

One of the causes is poor water quality, I would suggest that you check your water parameters more often, making sure the ammonia and nitrite levels are zero. Does your tank have adequate filtration, and how often do you do partial water changes, in order to keep these levels in check.

[Fish Fantasy]

Hi Carl! Go to this site and it will explain hole in the head disease more accurately.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=16+2160&aid=2586

[Madam]

Whats heal-all ? sounds interisting

Heal-all is a "medicine", but it's very natural so it doesn't do any harm to your good bacterias. It promotes healing of wounds and infections. Good product, as far as I can tell.

Can't remember who makes it, but will find out if you're interested. :rolleyes:

Heal-all produced by Bio-Elite - check it out on their website www.bio-elite.com (http://www.bio-elite.com)