Hello,
I recently added an oranda to my tank who had a little bit of a swim bladder problem at the store, and I noticed (no bloating, behavioral or other symptoms) that her scales were not perfectly smooth. An oranda breeder on the internet said to treat at the first signs of dropsy with Maracyn Two. I've used Maracyn Two in the past, but never on an oranda, and she seems to have been poisoned by it. I've never seen anything like this. She can't control her body (she floats upside down sometimes), she darts around the tank, and she won't eat. Please advise.
She is in a 20 gallon tank with a bare bottom, a Top Fin and an Aqueon filter, an Aqueon heater. No ammonia/nitrite and nitrate is 10ppm. The pH is 7.8 and the temperature is consistently 76 degrees Farenheit. I do a 20% water change every 24 hours.
I recently added an oranda to my tank who had a little bit of a swim bladder problem at the store, and I noticed (no bloating, behavioral or other symptoms) that her scales were not perfectly smooth. An oranda breeder on the internet said to treat at the first signs of dropsy with Maracyn Two. I've used Maracyn Two in the past, but never on an oranda, and she seems to have been poisoned by it. I've never seen anything like this. She can't control her body (she floats upside down sometimes), she darts around the tank, and she won't eat. Please advise.
She is in a 20 gallon tank with a bare bottom, a Top Fin and an Aqueon filter, an Aqueon heater. No ammonia/nitrite and nitrate is 10ppm. The pH is 7.8 and the temperature is consistently 76 degrees Farenheit. I do a 20% water change every 24 hours.