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Grizzly

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Very interesting reading has already been mention, how ever I would like to know more as I have had 4 cases of this, 2 of which was a pair of red Gouramis which gutted me, all in the space of a week, and from three different tanks?? Does it only spread once the fish has died???

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I recently lost a couple of young Appisto females which I was trying to fatten up for breeding and I suspect over did it! The interesting thing was they were in a tank with other varieties of Appisto and only the one variety was affected which also happened to be my favourite! I isolated the pair imediately and placed each into its own quaranteen to be safe. I read where overfeeding can cause a strain on body organs and lead to kidney failure resulting in a build up of body fluid, the visual symptom of dropsy! I don't know how true it is but it sadly fits the bill in my case.

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