Fish Lovers 3.0 [new poll]

[Hime]

What is dropsy?

Dropsy is essensially fluid build up inside/in the tissues of the fish, which is often caused by internal infection and/or organ failure. So it's symptom of something being quite wrong with the fish and very often when you notice that symptom it's already too late for the fish.

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My betta is not doing great either. I was away for the weekend and on Monday morning I noticed he had scraped up a pretty his side while I was gone. Even though the area seems to be healing, his behavior of today has not been very good and after I did a medicine dip with him he's been sulking under the filter most of the time. ): He's still interested in food to some degree, but he's not too happy to swim around for sure.

[eff]

gamers we should also make a new fish thread

Threads only need to be made once every 900 or so pages.

[DemureGirl]

To add on what Hime said, it is often talked about as though it is an illness itself but in reality it's a symptom of serious underlying problems.

Causes include:
Trauma (in cases where internal organs may be damaged)
Bacterial infections (this is the most common cause)
Parasitic infestation (I lost two new goldfish to fluke infestations. Showed no sign of illness until both came down with drospy. Have since invested in a microscope to test all new arrivals)

There have been some instances where dropsy is "cured" but the fish will be susceptible to it in the future and will still bare the effects of organ damage. I managed to stop the dropsy in one of the goldfish previously mentioned but the damage done was already too great and he passed away a week later.

[eff]

im getting my first ever fish, a betta, in maybe may. so, i have three months of research before i can get him. anything to note for a newbie fish keeper?

[DemureGirl]

When you pick your fish be very aware of how the other fish in store are doing. If you see any sick, or dead fish in the tank then do not buy there.

In pet stores the tanks are usually all hooked up tovtye same massive filter but it also means that any disease in one tank is likely to spread to others in the same block.

[Lonin]

im getting my first ever fish, a betta, in maybe may. so, i have three months of research before i can get him. anything to note for a newbie fish keeper?

Learn about the nitrogen cycle and cycle your tank before you put any fish in it.

[Skysong]

I’ve got a cloudy water problem in my 20 gallon tank.

I do regular (partial) changes, I test my water, and I don’t over feed my fish. Which I’ve seen are the most common causes for cloudy water?
There’s three female Betta fish and a few (3) black skirt tetras and two blushing tetras that stay near the top and a blue crayfish in the bottom. A total of 9 animals in the tank.

Again, My tank water is cleaned and tested regularly. But I can’t get it as clear as my 2 and my 5 gallon tanks?

Should I invest in a water clarifier? Or am I just doing something wrong?

[DemureGirl]

I used to get that problem in my goldfish tank. It was so cloudy I couldn't see the fish! We bought some cloudy water cure but that did nothing at all.

In the end we bought a small UV filter and added carbon and a polishing pad to our existing filter.

I think it was the carbon and polishing pad that did the trick to be honest!

[rancidram]

I used to get that problem in my goldfish tank. It was so cloudy I couldn't see the fish! We bought some cloudy water cure but that did nothing at all.

In the end we bought a small UV filter and added carbon and a polishing pad to our existing filter.

I think it was the carbon and polishing pad that did the trick to be honest!

Buy some water clarifier first and see if that works. If that doesn't, I'd recommend what the person above me said

[Skysong]

This is what my tank looks like after a 50% water change and the use of that water clarifier there. My mom grabbed it for me last night.

It’s getting more plants added in on Tuesday when I get paid. The whole right side is planted, the left is taken up by my crayfishes hide.