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Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi Guys.
Last week when I was doing my water change, I noticed one of my guppies was looking rather bloated. I went in for a closer look and realised it had pineconed.
I knew this was dropsy, so I checked online how to treat it.
I put him in a hospital tank, added some Aquarium salt I have, and some anti internal bacteria medicine.
For the first few days the guppy was very lethargic and not eating. But now a week later he is much more active.
Although he still sits on the bottom of the tank, he does keep getting up and shooting around the tank for a bit.
He is also eating slightly again, but it still pineconed and bloated.
Ive been looking into dropsy and everyone says it is very hard to cure.
How long does it normally take for the fishs life to end?
Should I wait it out and see if he is getting better?
Do you recone he is getting better? or am I just kidding myself?
how do you know when they have recovered? Ive read that they are never quite the same. does that mean they never quite look the same? or just act a bit withdrawn?
(I feel bad because he is on his own.
and am unsure if he is in pain....it certainly doesnt look comfortable.)
Or am I better off ending things? ....i dont even know how I would go about doing this
Sorry for asking dumb questions but im unsure personally what to do in this situation
Last week when I was doing my water change, I noticed one of my guppies was looking rather bloated. I went in for a closer look and realised it had pineconed.
I knew this was dropsy, so I checked online how to treat it.
I put him in a hospital tank, added some Aquarium salt I have, and some anti internal bacteria medicine.
For the first few days the guppy was very lethargic and not eating. But now a week later he is much more active.
Although he still sits on the bottom of the tank, he does keep getting up and shooting around the tank for a bit.
He is also eating slightly again, but it still pineconed and bloated.
Ive been looking into dropsy and everyone says it is very hard to cure.
How long does it normally take for the fishs life to end?
Should I wait it out and see if he is getting better?
Do you recone he is getting better? or am I just kidding myself?
how do you know when they have recovered? Ive read that they are never quite the same. does that mean they never quite look the same? or just act a bit withdrawn?
(I feel bad because he is on his own.
and am unsure if he is in pain....it certainly doesnt look comfortable.)
Or am I better off ending things? ....i dont even know how I would go about doing this
Sorry for asking dumb questions but im unsure personally what to do in this situation