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skylineGTR
03-29-2010, 03:32 AM
hi, i need some help. bought my goldfish about a week ago. for the past couple of days its stomach looks like a puffer fish with scales pointing out but he/she eats and swims normal. should i be worry??? thanks for your help in advance!
Hondataeg6
03-29-2010, 06:38 AM
If it the scales looked like their raised, kind of like a pinecone. it's dropsy, an internal baterial infection.
Here's some info on treating Dropsy: (taken from:http://www.fishdeals.com/fish_diseases/dropsy/)

Dropsy Treatments
Dropsy is not very contagious; however, Fish usually die from this, but in some cases where the problem is due to bacteria, if detected early enough, it can be treated.
It's possibly the hardest internal bacterial infection to cure. There are a number of medications available such as penicillin, tetracycline and naladixic acid. The fish usually doesn't make it. By the time the scales begin to raise, however, it is very fatal to the fish. Salt baths can help to draw the fluid out of the fish. A variety of medications can be purchased that treat dropsy, which sometimes occurs due to an internal bacterial problem. Medications for external bacterial problems only will not be effective for this problem.
TheTruth
03-29-2010, 05:22 PM
hi, i need some help. bought my goldfish about a week ago. for the past couple of days its stomach looks like a puffer fish with scales pointing out but he/she eats and swims normal. should i be worry??? thanks for your help in advance!
sadly this fish is past help its kidneys are shot.i would bring it back to the pet store since it is a new fish and pick another fish
suphi
03-29-2010, 06:06 PM
sadly this fish is past help its kidneys are shot.i would bring it back to the pet store since it is a new fish and pick another fish

^ I completely agree with him. Dropsy is typically a terminal condition. The fish is not worth keeping as it'll cost you a lot in the long run even if it managed to survive short-term (money for meds, headache, stress, etc.).
skylineGTR
03-29-2010, 09:33 PM
^ I completely agree with him. Dropsy is typically a terminal condition. The fish is not worth keeping as it'll cost you a lot in the long run even if it managed to survive short-term (money for meds, headache, stress, etc.).

ok thanks everyone. will bring back to the store today.