treating dropsy for 10 days now both have it

[Felf]

i started treating my dwarf honey gourami about 10 days ago with maracyn II but it's not getting any better and it's still not eating. now my other gourami has it. i change 75% of the water and put half a tablet every 24hours in the 2.5 gal bucket i have the fish in. i'm pretty sure they got it because i havent been feeding them very good food lately. maracyn II is the only med that i can buy locally that actually says that it treats dropsy. is there anything else i can do?

 

[Devilishturtles]

Hmm. You could have a fish that is immune to the antibiotic in the medicine. What else is there at you lfs? Any antifungal med should work for you. I have used Jungle's Fungus Clear Tablets succesfully before to treat dropsy.

 

[Felf]

i can look again but almost everything that ppl say they've used, isnt sold here. i need some other options beside euthenizing them

 

[Devilishturtles]

Unfortanetly, I don't think there are many options. The best thing you can do is keep pristine water, and hope for the best I imagine.

Is there anyway you can list what they have there for us?

Good luck.

 

[whodini]

i've had to put one betta down for dropsy, and now it looks like my other betta(in diferent tank)looks he has it also did i infect him by useing the same gravel cleaner ?