Dropsy? Help!

[SamLovesCorys]

I left home last week and only just got back. My mum said the water got really cloudy, so she cleaned the filter. (In cold tapwater, but our water has no chlorine in it). My female Thicklip Gourami has scales poking out like pinecones and is swollen up. I think she has dropsy. What should I do?

Tank size:60X30
pH: 8
ammonia:0
nitrite:0
tank temp:26 degrees c

 

[KISSfn]

There are a number of medications available such as penicillin, tetracycline, Maracyn, Maracyn2 and naladixic acid. Salt baths can help to draw the fluid out of the fish.