One of our three stripe damsels is suffering from tell-tale signs of dropsy; extreme bloating and ‘pine-coming’ scales, pectoral fins pushed away from the body and heavy breathing.
The other fish in this system are healthy, I’m unsure on how to treat this guy as I’ve never dealt with marine dropsy. I did a 5min freshwater dip to make sure there was nothing parasitic and to hopefully help him release some of the built-up fluid.
I’m well versed with FW dropsy, however this is a first for marine dropsy for me, and the only treatment information I can find is that dropsy doesn’t happen in saltwater lol.
Here are the best photos I am able to get. He’s being fasted now but usually once they start to pine cone, their organs are beyond failing in FW Dropsy
The other fish in this system are healthy, I’m unsure on how to treat this guy as I’ve never dealt with marine dropsy. I did a 5min freshwater dip to make sure there was nothing parasitic and to hopefully help him release some of the built-up fluid.
I’m well versed with FW dropsy, however this is a first for marine dropsy for me, and the only treatment information I can find is that dropsy doesn’t happen in saltwater lol.
Here are the best photos I am able to get. He’s being fasted now but usually once they start to pine cone, their organs are beyond failing in FW Dropsy