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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / October 2004Dropsy
Hi all , Any good medicine to cure dropsy in gold fish ? Or Antibiotics in the fish shop ? Thanks http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/disease/symptom/byname.htm#dropsy basically, get the salt out, add some epsom salts and run the heat up to 84oF, feed antibiotic food. see the pictures I took of a fish with severe dropsy. be sure to read ALL the information on treating dropsy. dropsy is a symptom, not a disease in and of itself. it is treatable, altho many people say it isnt. Ingrid >Any good medicine to cure dropsy in gold fish ? Or Antibiotics in the >fish shop ? > >Thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. PetsMart has, seen it and other fish store should stock it. Common disease. Julius > Hi all , > > Any good medicine to cure dropsy in gold fish ? Or Antibiotics in the > fish shop ? > > Thanks it isnt a disease, and there is nothing in petsmart that is likely to save a fish with real dropsy. Ingrid >PetsMart has, seen it and other fish store should stock it. >Common disease. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> Thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. I've seen it in the store, never had to use it. I had 2 gold fish for 4 years, also other tropical fishes, Betas, Gouramies, they never had dropsy! Julius Treatment of Dropsy: It is difficult to treat, but in some cases where the problem is due to bacteria, if detected early enough, it can be treated. This is why you should closely examine the fish's environment for a bacterial problem, and deal with the source of the problem as a part of treatment and preventative. By the time the scales begin to raise, however, it is very fatal to the fish. Salt baths can help to draw the fluid out of the fish. A variety of medications can be purchased that treat dropsy, which sometimes occurs due to an internal bacterial problem. Medications for external bacterial problems only will not be effective for this problem. Gouramies and Cyprinids are highly susceptible to this disorder. > it isnt a disease, and there is nothing in petsmart that is likely to save a fish > with real dropsy. Ingrid [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the > endorsements or recommendations I make. salt baths will actually make it worse. yes, there is treatment for dropsy. there are lots of "medications" SAY they will treat dropsy, but they dont. Ingrid >Julius > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the >> endorsements or recommendations I make. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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