I have a 6-year-old black moor. He’s in a 15 litre, filtered tank with living plants, a grow light, one small fantail, and a sea snail.
I saw he had white spots on his gills, so I treated the tank for ich.
Turns out the spots are just a sign that it’s mating season, so the treatment was an unnecessary stress to the fish.
The medication dyed the gravel of the tank so I replaced it, and gave the tank a cleanout. I replaced the plants, added the snail, and removed some (not all) of the green algae for aesthetic reasons.
Everything was fine for a day or two, (still is with the small fish) but now my Black Moor has dropsy. (Bloated, pineconeing)
His tail, and fins are also ragged, but I caught him fighting with the other fish, so I’m pretty sure it’s war wounds.
He’s only slightly sluggish, (the ambient temperature around the tank has risen from 22deg C to 27deg C, which might account for it) and he’s still eating very well.
Could the dropsy be linked to stress, or mating?
2007-01-17
02:10:15
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