axolotl-danio Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 My favorite fish a male banded gourami has dropsy 1. Is it curable? 2. If so how do I cure it? 3. Is it contagious? Should I separate it? 4. Is it true that it could be cause by feeding too many bloodworms? Thanks :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Heaps of info using the search feature search.php?keywords=dropsy&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=all&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search 1. Sometimes you can cure the fish, well you can make it look better but it usually doesn't fully recover or last long due to internal damage. 2. There is heaps of info in that link, epsoms salt and antibiotics and lots of water changes. 3. Some say it is so seperate your fish. 4. I don't feed bloodworms at all to my fish due to reserach I have done linking them to lots of problems with fish (and people) so have decided it isn't worth the risk.. Plenty of others do and will always feed them it is all about choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axolotl-danio Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I did use the search function but I found mixed information. Do you think it is worth trying to cure? :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Dropsy is a sign of water retention caused by kidney problems with a whole range of causes. Unless you know the cause of the kidney failure it is not possible to treat it. I have tried treating it in the past with epson salts and various antibiotics but without any prolonged success. By the time you see the scale protrusion it is so sdvanced that I think the kidney damage is passed repair and the kindest thing to do is put the fish out of its misery. It can be infectious (depends on the cause) but I would just remove the fish and keep the remainder in as good a water condition as you can. It can be a problem with anabantoids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axolotl-danio Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I am setting up a hospital tank (using cycled media from another filter) with a bit of tonic salt for now. I cant bring myself to euthanize it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axolotl-danio Posted April 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Well I am sorry to say he passed away. He was so colourful and I really liked that fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Sorry for your loss it's horrible when you lose a fish you really like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Sorry for your loss. It really sucks to loose a fish Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 unfortunately one of my female halfmoon breeders passed away this week due to dropsy too... spotted it early but couldnt save her ... guessing its blood worms once again down side of conditioning them up i guess............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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