Dropsy?

[KrystaK]

I have a female guppy who I bought with fin rot - i thought I could make her better, but she's developed dropsy, now I don't know what to do.

She's the second guppy I've had to develop dropsy and I know it's painful for her, so I'm not sure what I should do, I don't know how to cure her so I'm honestly contemplating if I should just separate her further (My hospital tank has other guppies in it with fin rot and I don't want them getting dropsy from her) and possibly just flush her - I know it's cruel but she's suffering as it is.

 

[FishBlast]

I have a female guppy who I bought with fin rot - i thought I could make her better, but she's developed dropsy, now I don't know what to do.

She's the second guppy I've had to develop dropsy and I know it's painful for her, so I'm not sure what I should do, I don't know how to cure her so I'm honestly contemplating if I should just separate her further (My hospital tank has other guppies in it with fin rot and I don't want them getting dropsy from her) and possibly just flush her - I know it's cruel but she's suffering as it is.

If you mean just flushing down the toilet or something like that, without destroying the brain, that means even more pain for the fish.

 

[afremont]

I have a female guppy who I bought with fin rot - i thought I could make her better, but she's developed dropsy, now I don't know what to do.

She's the second guppy I've had to develop dropsy and I know it's painful for her, so I'm not sure what I should do, I don't know how to cure her so I'm honestly contemplating if I should just separate her further (My hospital tank has other guppies in it with fin rot and I don't want them getting dropsy from her) and possibly just flush her - I know it's cruel but she's suffering as it is.

Firstly, dropsy is not a disease; it is a symptom that could be caused by a number of different problems. It could be an infection, parasites, a tumor, water retention, etc. So worrying about the other fish "catching" dropsy is kind of pointless.

Do you have any salt in your hospital tank? These fish can tolerate allot of salt and salt can help with finrot and water retention. Is the fish eating? Is it pooping? If so what does the poop look like. The answers to these questions will go a long ways to deciding what might be wrong with the fish. Also, water changes are always good.

If you want to euthanize a fish, there are so many better ways than to flush it. The garbage disposal would probably be more humane than flushing, it would certainly be quicker and probably allot less painful. You can google up many good ways to humanely euthanize a fish.

 

[Akasha72]

if she's really suffering and you've not got any clove oil another kind way to euthanize is to put a couple of inches of water in a jug and pop her in, cover the jug with a cloth and leave it in a cool place. She will pass away peacefully within a few minutes or hours. I've done this twice and don't regret it. It's just peaceful and calm for the fish