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amelia · 08-26-2005, 07:26 PM

I'm afraid that my beloved butterfly koi has dropsy. When I bought her a bit over a month ago, she had fin rot on her tail where she'd been bitten at. I started aggressive treatment with salt, aquari-sol, and heat. She seemed to go into remission for a bit, but now she's taken a turn for the worse. I noted that beneath her scales looked red, bloody. Her tail seems to be eaten away, she's very bloated and her scales are popping up. I've added heat once again and a dose of aquarisol, as well as increased the amount of oxygen that goes into the tank. I'm afraid that my pursuit is in vain, though. Should I give up on the beautiful fish or keep trying? To my knowledge, dropsy is incurable and at this stage she has very little time left.

if there is ANY way you can suggest that might help, PLEASE suggest. At this point I'm willing to try ANYTHING. (I love my fish very, very much..)

08-26-2005, 07:26 PM	#1
amelia the ami Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: missouri Age: 19 Posts: 270	Koi on it's death bed--PLEAE HELP (if you can..) I'm afraid that my beloved butterfly koi has dropsy. When I bought her a bit over a month ago, she had fin rot on her tail where she'd been bitten at. I started aggressive treatment with salt, aquari-sol, and heat. She seemed to go into remission for a bit, but now she's taken a turn for the worse. I noted that beneath her scales looked red, bloody. Her tail seems to be eaten away, she's very bloated and her scales are popping up. I've added heat once again and a dose of aquarisol, as well as increased the amount of oxygen that goes into the tank. I'm afraid that my pursuit is in vain, though. Should I give up on the beautiful fish or keep trying? To my knowledge, dropsy is incurable and at this stage she has very little time left. if there is ANY way you can suggest that might help, PLEASE suggest. At this point I'm willing to try ANYTHING. (I love my fish very, very much..)