fondoo 0 Posted June 3, 2008 hey guys, I have a lemonhead lionhead that has dropsy for about 3 weeks now. for two weeks i've notice some red sore by its mouth, almost like cold sore. i've already QT this lionhead to the 20gal tank and treated the water with salt the first week. there was no improvement, so i moved to Maracyn-Two powder. Treated the lionhead for another two weeks and i still dont see any improvements. what else can i use?? please help, sugguestions? filter with active carbon has been removed. http://home.rochester.rr.com/ducksauce/goldfish/DSC05609.JPG http://home.rochester.rr.com/ducksauce/goldfish/DSC05610.JPG http://home.rochester.rr.com/ducksauce/goldfish/DSC05612.JPG 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heidiinatree@yahoo.ca 0 Posted June 3, 2008 ohhh poor baby ..I hope he gets feeling better soon ...for the mods can you fill out the white box above ...this way they can get right to it and help your poor little guy faster ...so much bacteria issues going around right now ..sooo sad to see all these sick fishies 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
123456789 0 Posted June 3, 2008 I'm so sorry if you seen my topic, my fantail is currnetly suffering through dropsy also. also start with a ulcer like a cold sore and stuff. There are some advice koko gave me on my topic you can see here. http://www.kokosgoldfish.invisionzone.com/...showtopic=69838 Also try those medicated food sell at Goldfish COnnection, many people claimed that it works against dropsy and most have sucesffuly cure dropsy with it. here is the link http://www.goldfishconnection.com/shop/lis....php?parentId=5 I order Metro - med I'm not a mod so i cant really recomend treatment, best of luck 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fondoo 0 Posted June 3, 2008 chubbygold: did your fish survive? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
123456789 0 Posted June 3, 2008 (edited) chubbygold: did your fish survive? I dont know, i'm still treating it with Maracyn - Two, i also added Epson salt and do regularly water change. My fish pineconed yesterday but it's mroe active......not as sluggish...doesn't look so good though. I'm waiting for the medicated food to be delivered to me, it was shipped yesterday Edited June 3, 2008 by chubbygold 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thoughtsofjoy 2 Posted June 3, 2008 Aquarium salt is NOT what you should be treating with! Epsom salts (1/4 TSP per 10 gals) will help draw out the excess fluid and make him more comfortable. An anti-bacterial food such as MetroMed from goldfishconnection.com or Jungle Labs Anti-Bacterial food will be helpful. IMPORTANT: What are your EXACT water parameters? -and- Did you turn off the light and cover the tank with a towel when treating with Maracyn-2? This medication is sensitive to light and its active ingredients can be neutralized by light exposure. We need to know as much as possible about the tank setup, water conditions, and fish's disease history so we can help you. Please fill out as many of the questions in the white box at the top of this page as possible! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ranchugirl 17 Posted June 7, 2008 Fondoo, how is your little fish now? Did you get the epsom salt? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koko 14,339 Posted June 7, 2008 They are right you need Epsom salt Whats the temp in the tank, it should be up to 80F to help the guy. I hope you got some MetroMed hun thats really the only food to help him. The Maracyn 2 will help but you need to get the MetroMed so that the fish can be treated from the inside Let us know 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
