(I’m unsure whether this is the right place in this forum for this message, if it is in the wrong place I apologise)
Unfortunately the liquorice gourami have died. Something I take full responsibility for. I purchased them with very little knowledge of the species family and the parameters needed to properly care for them.
I quickly began creating an appropriate tank for them but I could not condition the tank in time and they died soon after I bought them. I believe the main cause of them dying was my ignorance of this gourami family, something I regret heavily.
While I am disappointed in myself for allowing this to happen, I feel I am currently much better suited for caring for liquorice gourami now then I was when I first purchased them. I now have a fully established empty tank with the right parameters for liquorice gourami, and have several different live foods (my other fish are definitely enjoying the variety). I believe I have learnt from my mistake and can successfully care for liquorice species if I try again.
Is there anyone which would be willing to sell a species pair to me and which can send them to Australia? I am a beginner, obviously, and therefore I believe it would be inappropriate to attempt a high demanding species, but I am happy with anything available.
Thank you to everyone who has provided advice and helped me so far.