Karen Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Has anyone any suggestions the best treatment for my female blue turk, she is dark in colour and has a distended tummy, I have been treating her and her two tank mates with Droncit, and now removed her as into a bucket with an airstone temporarily until I can set up a quarantine tank. I have antibiotics and formalin please help. Cannot post a picture as she is already in a blue bucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 tried peas? de shell them and see if she eats them. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Good luck getting a discus to eat peas especially if it is already bloated and off its food I think I read somewhere that it could be tapeworm? Could also be a blockage, does it have any other symptoms? viewtopic.php?f=25&t=38420 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 why Droncit- are you thinking it has worms? have you tried epsom salt? could just be constipation - is it swimming weird too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Like Ryan I too thought it could be tape worm or blockage, she is off her food as well. I now have her in the quarantine tank. She is swimming fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 After reading Discus Health I have come to the conclusion she has abdominal dropsy for which there is no cure. She was my fav fish and always came to greet me before all the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flosty Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Hopefully its just a blockage, you could try some epsom salt a 2 tbsp per 40 litres and see if that helps if nothing has happened after a couple of days it is possible that it is some sort of internal bacterial infection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majik Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Hopefully its just a blockage, you could try some epsom salt a 2 tbsp per 40 litres and see if that helps if nothing has happened after a couple of days it is possible that it is some sort of internal bacterial infection agreed, kanamycin would be best antiboitic to use only avaiable here packaged as kanaplex by seachem.If epsom salt does not work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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