Stocking!

gingerael

I've never seen it actually affect another fish but I suppose other fish could be considered carriers of the disease.

Byron

That too has been mentioned. Apparently there is no cure, and 90% of the fish infected slowly die. I still think it is just not worth the risk.

gingerael

yeah, I haven't had a Dwarf Gourami in years because it was too difficult to find one that wasn't carrying the virus. LOVE my Pearl Gourami though

Bandy0390

Well, crap. ha

So what should I do? Since I would buy all the fish from the same place and they would all be sharing the same water should I just go ahead and buy them?

If all the fish are affected by the disease, should I avoid any pet store because most of them sell these gouramis they all have that filtration system.

Does anyone know of fish breeders in South Eastern Ohio?

gingerael

sorry, I'm not familiar with that area. however, it isn't very difficult to find good sources of fish online. it would be nice if you had a good aquarium near you to purchase from.

Bandy0390

So an online aquarium store that sells live would be ok?

LasColinasCichlids

Not sure how close you are... but here are the links to the stores I was able to google near SE Ohio that are purely aquarium stores...

Aquarium Adventure :: The widest selection of aquariums, fish, corals and plants.

Dave's Tropical Fish ~ Toledo's Fish Store & More! ~ Toledo, Ohio

And a list of fish stores in the Lancaster area of Ohio (you can change city if too far)...
Lancaster Aquarium Supplies | Aquariums in Lancaster, OH

Hope this helps.

I usually buy my fish from a specific aquarium store...however their tanks are set up the same as petsmart. The other one I go to has them seperate, and I shop there too. I also buy my hardier fish (like guppies) from Petsmart. I havent had any issue with the disease Dwarf Gourami carry. However, I did decide not to get Dwarf Gourami for the same reason :)

As for housing 2 Dwarf Gourami in a ten gallon tank, that is fine, just make sure it is heavily planted (real or fake) and there is somewhere for them to hide if they feel the need to. I advice male and female or two females for this situation, but not two males.

LasColinasCichlids

Forgot to mention...

there are many places online to buy fish from... the one's I feel most comfortable with myself is www.liveaquaria.com and others recommend www.aquabid.com , but I havent ever bought from them.

Beware that at liveaquaria there is a $29 minimum purchase, and then its generally around an additional $30 for shipping...so I try to save it for very very hard to find fish.

There are other online fish stores that I am sure are quality, I just cant think of any of the others at the moment.

Bandy0390

Thanks for the links LasColinas!

I was looking at live aquaria yesterday and I actually couldn't find the Dwarf Cory on there. I'll try out the aqua bid and see what happens there.

I will try and google some more about pure aquarium stores and see if I can find some closer, Lancaster is actually about an hour to 2 away from me.

Thanks again for all the help. :)

LasColinasCichlids

You're welcome.

I originally wanted the dwarf/Pygmy Cory too, I ended up with the habrosus cory, which is one of the 3 dwarf species of cory. They are also easier to find. And the habrosus only get to like 1.25 inches maximum. I have had mine for a while now, and they still havent hit an inch. They are cute as all get out, but hard to find in larger aquariums.