Aquatictimes Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 @Torrey Thank you so very much for your thoughts! When I first brought him home I had him go through a round of general cure and E.M. When he got dropsy I then treated the 40 gallon as well as his hospital tank with prazi pro. He has been through one complete treatment of Maracyn 2 in the hospital tank as well as Kanaplex. He is still eating his pellets soaked in Marcyn 2 for a second round. He has improved greatly. I am thinking of treating the 40 gallon one more time but not sure with what just to make sure I don't take him from his hospital tank and put him in a contaminated environment. I can do Prazi pro again to make sure I got all the gill flukes, which were my thought too. I think he brought him from the pet store and I didn't get them during Quarantine and then added him into the 40 gallon because I noticed gill fluke issues on some of my other fish which is why I treated both the 40 and the hospital tank with PraziPro. I'm excited he is doing so well too. I'm glad he is a fighter. It made caring for him so much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 For treating the 40 g, I would probably ask Colu or Odd Duck. Because I worked in health care before, and our local hospital had a massive amount of secondary MRSA sequelae, I use salt 90% of the time for my quarantines. I use medicated food for wild caught fish to address parasites. I don't want to accidentally steer you wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatictimes Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 Do you notice the red around his fin? Infection? Irritation from being in the hospital tank? External parasites now? His gills also look red to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatictimes Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 I wanted to give an update on our friend with dropsy. They are doing well! Acclimated to the 40 gallon and loving life in the community tank right now where I can keep an eye on them. Fingers crossed they keep this up swing going. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatictimes Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) Y’all has this baby done a glow up or what?!! Thought you would enjoy this dropsy survivor living life!! Ps yes I always take photos after a water change when the water is stirred up. It’s my one fault in fish keeping. Edited March 25, 2022 by Aquatictimes 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quikv6 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 He looks amazing! Kudos for the dedication to treat him diligently, and also for posting the good news, which can be inspirational to others who look for guidance and a real success story. Well, well done. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 That is awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Goldfish are the only fish I've ever seen recover from Dropsy. They are truly little tanks. So glad this one made it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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