Possible Dropsy.....!

[mattlee]

i have a dwarf neon rainbow fish thats been bloated for a week or 2 now its a female so i 1st thought it may be pregnant then i thought it was just bloated so i put her in a breeding trap and didnt feed for 3 days with no effect. the fish ignored peas whwn i tried to feed them but still goes for flake etc.. it doesnt hang out with the other 8 as much as it used to and has lost a bit of colour. the pic below is about a week old before i starved her.

i have 1 other rainbow thats getting a bit bloated too now but thats a male so def not pregnant should i quarentine them or leave them in the tank?
also on the female i think i can see the scales on the belly sticking out a bit, is this a sure sign of dropsy or just from the swelling.....?

 

[mattlee]

forgot to mention my water stats are fine ammonia = 0 nitrite = 0 nitrate = 5/10 using API liquid tests, i do 30% water changes weekly.
other fish in the tank are in my sig below (240L) all other fish are fine except an angel with a battered eye due to a fight with a bigger angel.....

 

[meggie18]

This fish does look like it may have dropsy. If you go to a vet they can prescribe medicine to cure and stop dropsy from spreading. Sorry cant be more help
Meghan

 

[shi24137]

well it sounds like a definate case of dropsy if the scales are popping out. i would visit your lfs and see what they have for dropsy. if there is a second fish with this then i would dose the whole tank.

 

[WILDER]

Once scales start to raise it the last stage or dropsy organ failure.

All you can do is issolate the fish and use epson salts to help draw the fluids out and a bacterial med.

 

[mattlee]

Once scales start to raise it the last stage or dropsy organ failure.

All you can do is issolate the fish and use epson salts to help draw the fluids out and a bacterial med.

do i need to do anyhing to the rest of the tank?

 

[WILDER]

Dropsy can only pass onto other fish if they peck at the dead body.

Maybe a water change on main tank.

 

[mattlee]

Dropsy can only pass onto other fish if they peck at the dead body.

Maybe a water change on main tank.

thanks wilder, i have the 2 suspects together in a breeding trap again but dony hold much luck for them... ill keep it posted

 

[WILDER]

Ok.
Good Luck.

 

[mattlee]

i put the fish out of their missery tonight they were looking even worse than before gulping at the surface, lost all the colour, wouldnt eat and scales were raised. it did sound like dropsy im 99.9% sure it was this and if there is no cure then i thought this was the best thing for them.....

 

[WILDER]

Ok.
Sorry for your loss.
R.I.P.