Well this gives a little better idea of what's going on, including why the
healthy fish is able to be more aggressive with the sick one. Can't say why
the sick Gourami is glancing off of the glass, as the Ich is obviously
long-cured, but at least we know it's not disoriented. That it's not
unintentionally floating at the surface, we can rule out a swim bladder problem.
Does sound like a digestive system though, and since Heximita is contageous
it's best to treat the whole tank -- if possible. What other fishes do you
have in there? There may be some which would not appreciate a high
temperature, which may need to be temporarily removed (and possibly treated with
the same meds but at a lower temperature, depending on the species).
Yes, if this were Dropsey, the fish would have the pine-cone appearance
long before now -- and would most likely be dead before this. The bloated
appearance is not indicative of Heximita though, but the white stringy poo
certainly is a definite manifestation of this disease. If by chance it's not
Heximita, it would still seem prudent to treat against it in this case. As
you'd be using a broad-spectrum antibiotic, this should still address internal
pathogens of most other types (although Kanamycin would be best for other
infections). With the definite sign of Hexamita, as shown by the abnormal
poo, I don't think it's worth the chance not to treat against it. One thing in
this fish's favor is that it's eating. Fishes feeling really ill just do
not eat.
Ray </HTML>
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