Dropsy Heeeeelp!

[Loobie]

I am experiencing my first case of dropsy and I'm panicking like a gud 'un.

It's in my male guppy, stats are fine PH 8.2 (which it has always been) Ammo/Nitrite 0 Nitrate 20. He's just looking a little fluffy, his scales are stuck out, but feeding/swimming fine.

The only medication I have is meth blue, Pimafix and Melafix.... oh and a velvet medication.....oh....and some aquarium salt. Would any of these help him, and will he die??

I did notice a few days ago one of my neons died, I counted them at night and then next night it was dead and half eaten, would this have something to do with it??

I've done so well for quite a long period without anything dying and now it's starting again.

I do a water change/gravel vac once a week and check the stats 2/3 times a week.

 

[WILDER]

Once scales stick out organ failure, all there is to do is an epson salt bath.
Do you mean the scales have fluff on them.

 

[Loobie]

No, not go fluff on them he just looks fluffy and swollen. Poor thing should I 'get rid' of him if there isn't anything I can do.

I did a 20 litre water change yesterday and replaced with salt water, how often should I do this?

Thanks Wilder

 

[QuotheRaven]

look at the fish in question from above if the scales stick out and it's kind of like a pine cone the only thing you can do is as Wilder stated a epsom salt bath. If you can isolate the fish if it's in with other fish would help to not affect the other fish. The PH to me seems a Little higher than usual however Im not sure for guppy water conditions