TryingMyBest
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
A few weeks back my small calico had a pretty obvious case of dropsy which I treated with Jungle brand fungus clear for 8 days, and it seemed to clear up. In the last day or so I've suddenly noticed swelling in the same spots right behind his gills and now there's a pretty bad looking wound on his right side, show in the pictures below.
As of today I've upgraded the fish tank from a 10 gallon to a 15 gallon, it's not much larger but there was a leak in the old one and the price was right. My question is more about whether I should start treating for dropsy just to be on the safe side. I've just added extra water to the tank, and in adding the medicine I'm supposed to remove the bio filter, but I'm not sure if I want to do that as it will deprive the new water of bacteria.
Any thoughts?
As of today I've upgraded the fish tank from a 10 gallon to a 15 gallon, it's not much larger but there was a leak in the old one and the price was right. My question is more about whether I should start treating for dropsy just to be on the safe side. I've just added extra water to the tank, and in adding the medicine I'm supposed to remove the bio filter, but I'm not sure if I want to do that as it will deprive the new water of bacteria.
Any thoughts?