Please Help

[shallyschumacher]

1 of my fish seems to have dropsy, his scales above his mouth have gone spiky and his eye has blown up.
What do I do and will my other fish be infected.

 

[donna123]

hi,
if it is indeed dropsy and it sounds like it you can get treatment if its not to far gone, has the fish body gone all pine cone yet? i had a fish with this once but it had to be put down as she stopped eating.

 

[shallyschumacher]

hi,
if it is indeed dropsy and it sounds like it you can get treatment if its not to far gone, has the fish body gone all pine cone yet? i had a fish with this once but it had to be put down as she stopped eating.

Hi,
Its just gone piney above the mouth

 

[donna123]

hi,
have you a spare tank to treat him in?
i used anti bacteria by interpet. you may be able to save him, good luck.

 

[shallyschumacher]

hi,
have you a spare tank to treat him in?
i used anti bacteria by interpet. you may be able to save him, good luck.

no I don't have a spare tank
Will my other fish get it too?

 

[donna123]

hi,
no its some thing they develop,
its not catching. i thought the same but no other fish i had was affected.

 

[shallyschumacher]

hi,
no its some thing they develop,
its not catching. i thought the same but no other fish i had was affected.

Thanks so much for your help i really appreciate it x

 

[Tolak]

Dropsy is not actually a disease; it's a symptom of a disease, most often bacterial. It would help if you could fill this out;

Tank size:
pH:
ammonia:
nitrite:
nitrate:
kH:
gH:
tank temp:

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):

Volume and Frequency of water changes:

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank:

Tank inhabitants:

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration):

Exposure to chemicals:

Digital photo (include if possible):

I could recommend meds, though the meds I usually use aren't available in the UK. If it's bacterial it certainly is contagious, and a separate tank would be best. It doesn't have to be a tank, many people use large Rubbermaid containers or a bucket for a hospital tank.

Dropsy is a tough one to treat; I've used antibiotics & epsom salt to get a 50% success rate.

 

[shallyschumacher]

Dropsy is not actually a disease; it's a symptom of a disease, most often bacterial. It would help if you could fill this out;

Tank size:
pH:
ammonia:
nitrite:
nitrate:
kH:
gH:
tank temp:

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):

Volume and Frequency of water changes:

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank:

Tank inhabitants:

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration):

Exposure to chemicals:

Digital photo (include if possible):

I could recommend meds, though the meds I usually use aren't available in the UK. If it's bacterial it certainly is contagious, and a separate tank would be best. It doesn't have to be a tank, many people use large Rubbermaid containers or a bucket for a hospital tank.

Dropsy is a tough one to treat; I've used antibiotics & epsom salt to get a 50% success rate.

I don't have a test kit yet so that info is not available i'm afraid

 

[Tolak]

Your lfs can do testing for you. Have them write down the numbers, what's ok for the lfs may not actually be ok.