Gourami in bad shape

[Fish Tail]

Hello,

Last week, I bought three neon tetras to add to my 10 gallon tank, which was housing three neon tetras, one flying fox and a gourami. I brought them home, and a two days later all of my fish had ich. I found it as soon as the cysts were visible, and went to the store the day after. However, I also noticed that my gourami wasnt doing well. It had a patch under the dorsal fin that was washed out in color, and had a white contour. I mentioned this to the employee at my lfs, who told me that it might go away once I have done a few water changes and used the ich meds. Now the wound is red, and I am not sure what to do. Tank had good water quality.

What do I do?
Thanks

[Deleted User]

You might try some Pimafix & Melafix...

[Northernguy]

I kind of wonder about the neons now!
When you bought the neons were there any dead fish in the tank? Faded? Sluggish?Half eaten?

[Lab_Rat]

Please post the parameters, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate. "Good" water quality doesn't mean much without numbers.

Can you post any photos?

[Fish Tail]

I bought melafix today
No dead fish whatsoever
Ammonia is about 10
Nitrates are a little over 0
Nitrites are 0
Pictures will come soon

[Lab_Rat]

Ammonia is 10ppm???? That right there is the problem. You need to do massive massive water changes. I'm surprised the fish are alive. You sure that wasn't the nitrate at 10ppm?

[Maestro]

With Ammonia at that level, I am thinking that you may not have cycled your tank, is this a new tank? If so, then I suggest you return the fish because they will all surely die from the high toxicity the water goes through during the cycling process.

[VoidParadigm]

What species is the gourami anyways? Unless you got your testing numbers mixed up, ammonia is your problem.

[Fish Tail]

Its a flame gourami.
Guess I should fix up the ammonia...

[Northernguy]

Water changes are the best way to remove it.I would be doing about 50% daily to get that down to 0.
With ammonia that high you are lucky to have any fish alive.
How did you cycle your tank?
A safe tank has 0 ammonia,0 nitrites,and under 20ppm nitrates.

[Fish Tail]

yeesh, thats definitly what Im gonna do!
I set up that tank a while ago, and had never heard of a cycle.
I caught fish, bought a tank and put them in there, and they died off slowly, which brought me to this site on how to learn to properly take care of fish.
I'm not doing the same with the other tank though! I'm still learning, and unfortunatly still asking noob questions. But thanks for the help.

[Amazon]

Im surprised there even alive. 10ppm is WAY to high. Ive personally never even seen it that high. You will need to do massive water changes to get it down or your fish will die.
And please learn about cycling, if you dont do it you will lose a LOT of money
good luck to ya.:22: