Well, my betta got what I thought was dropsy (and I am still fairly certain it is!) , and became extremely bloated. She was at least 3x the size of her former self. All the dropsy signs- fluid filled bloating, sitting front down, not eating, scales pineconing. Since I don't have the heart to euthanize, and there is really nothing to lose, I treated her with maracyn 2, epsom salt baths, tetracycline and a few other things. Nothing worked! This has been going on for weeks, maybe a month.
HOWEVER! Tonight, she had completely 'deflated'! I went to look at her, and she is only slightly bloated, and much more normal looking. She swims around excitedly and happy now, and the poor thing even ate a flake food I gave her.
Do you think she could have just been constipated and became 'unblocked' or is this something that eventually happens to Dropsy fish? She has no open wounds, there is no sign of trauma to any part of her. Anyone have this happen to them?
2007-08-21 16:10:21 · 3 answers · asked by osakasuki92 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
I did a little research on Dropsy and it turns out that Dropsy is generally caused by either a bacterial or viral infection. It is usually treated by antibiotics. So, your treatments probably helped your sweet little fish get over her infection. Sounds to me like you did a good job!
2007-08-21 16:24:41 · answer #1 · answered by Jessica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you did a good job on treating her
With dropsy it takes a long time to treat a fish and is usually fatal.
just don't start to feed her to much
Feed her twice a day, and fast her for one day of the week, that way you can prevent future constipation
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
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