Posted by kelly on March 17, 2003 at 11:35:22:
In Reply to: Re: Moonlight Gourami posted by Queen on March 17, 2003 at 11:02:58:
Aquagoat doesn't have a betta.
I would not use salt on your injured gourami. What I would do is remove him to a hospital tank with clean water and treat with a light antibiotic to prevent infection while he heals.
I don't know very much about the characteristics of gouramis, but being top dwellers and territory-establishing, it's possible that one ignited the aggression in the other by changing the established territory. Liveaquaria.com lists the opaline gourami as "semi-aggressive" and says they can be territorial with each other (males) though other fish don't seem to be a problem. Their page doesn't list other gouramis as ideal tankmates.
Hope that's somewhat helpful
