How to cure dropsy?

[sohfatfish]

Anyway to cure dropsy in my luohan?
any advice would be appreciated. ive been doin water changes every other day and have put in medcine meant to kill internal bacteria and hopefully cure dropsy.

[guppy]

The only thing I have seen on this says wide spectrum antibiotica and that the type added to food is better than the type added to the water, which can also kill off you filter media. the only fish I've kept that had it died. Turned out to be a tumor instead of bacteria. Check the thread on rainbow bloat.

[sohfatfish]

Yup ive checked it out already.. thx. Tumors you say?... seems quite possible for my fish as it is a old luohan and they are notorious for getting tumors when old.

[sleepyflight]

Hate to say it but....when you're asking and its that noticeable....its probably too late. The one and only time I made it was with Pimafix and Marycin two (I think) and a hell heavy dosage and no feeding. Not sure which did the trick. Everyother time its been too late and thats the general concensus I've gotten.

[sohfatfish]

Yeah.. ive heard that from most people as well that it was nearly impossible to cure dropsy as most of the time when the fish begins to bloat it is already a sign of osmoregulatory failure. Ah well...

[jenBLKAROWANA]

Yeah.. ive heard that from most people as well that it was nearly impossible to cure dropsy as most of the time when the fish begins to bloat it is already a sign of osmoregulatory failure. Ah well...


Try this link...I hope your fish is still alive!

http://www.aquariumpharm.com/disease/dropsy.html

oh...and this one...click on PIMAFIX & MELAFIX this will tell you what it cures!

http://www.aquariumpharm.com/aqfish.html


Hope this helps!
Jen

[DanDanUK]

They say prevention is better than the cure and i have been told that if you put a ping pong ball in the tank it keeps the fishes eye's focused up on the surface this then preventing droop eye.

[DanDanUK]

I have just realized that you said dropsey NOT droop eye sorry my bad !

[jenBLKAROWANA]

They say prevention is better than the cure and i have been told that if you put a ping pong ball in the tank it keeps the fishes eye's focused up on the surface this then preventing droop eye.

Not eye droop hun...

Check this out:
http://www.aquariumpharm.com/disease/dropsy.html

Jen ;)

[sohfatfish]

Thanks for the info, but im using some other medicine from ocean free to cure the dropsy and some crush garlic.

[Dargath78]

Let us know your results. I have never seen a fish with dropsy be cured, although I've only seen 3, I've read that once you notice it the fish is a goner.

[sohfatfish]

My fish started eating again about a week ago after nearly 5 weeks of starving and bloating up. Its body is now back to normal size, tho abit skinny but there are still abit of scales popping out slightly from the left of his body. There is a little slime on his head t probably a reaction from the medicine i guess, but other than that he should hopefully be fully back to normal in another weeks time.

[Waldo]

Dropsy is something you need to be 130% sure it's gone. Don't add it with any other fish until it's definatly gone. I'm glad it's getting better thouhg. I have seen fish get better from dropsy but it needs a constant attention to cure it.