Dropsy?

[Betta91]

I've got three baby guppies that will be a month old today. Yesterday, I walked into the room to find all but one of them floating at the top of the container. The ones that are floating don't have their tails fanned out...What could this be? Is there any way I can treat it? I had one baby die from dropsy about a week ago...

 

[WILDER]

How many gallons or litres are they in.
Water stats in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph.
Do they look bloated.

 

[Betta91]

no they are not bloated, but i did notice one that when he stopped swimming, slowly sank to a head-down position...but now he seems fine. What should I do? I've put a bit of a frozen pea in the tank just to be sure it wasn't dropsy. The three guppies are in a little betta container with plenty of room to swim just until I am able to do a water change in my main tank. Once that is done, then I can put them into the breeder trap in the main tank.

 

[kpintheshed]

it there any air bubles going through they might be gasping 4 air.

 

[WILDER]

Water stats would be good.
Try the shelled peas.
They can swim with a head down position with swim bladder.

 

[Betta91]

Sorry, no water stats...but I just transfered them to the trap in the main tank and they seem to be better. Their tails are fanned out and they are using all swimming levels. I had them in the other container because I was treating some of my gouramis in the main tank for open wounds with Melafix. I wasn't too sure if this was safe for fry.

 

[WILDER]

Fry can be funny with meds as there only little.
Glad they seem to be back to there normal selves bless them.