balikiss Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 So for the past few weeks some of my guppies have been getting dropsy and dieing. I came home after been gone for 6 days, and now a lot of guppies are bloated and look like pine cones. Upon farther inspection theres even a few of them who's eyes are huge and sticking out. I don't have a test kit, but i did a water change before i left, and there is enough filtration on the tank. It's a 20 gal tank with about 20 guppies, 4 cory cats and some shrimp. But even the shrimp who were thriving have been dieing off slowly. iv tried adding salt, and parasite medication, but they keep dieing. Any help would be great! thnx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 How old/established is your set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balikiss Posted February 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Just recently got the larger tank (everyone was in a 15 gal before) so the filter media is over a year old, and then i added another filter with part old media/part new. the 20 gal has been running for two months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 (edited) I have always found Dropsy very hard to cure... The only thing I tried that actually worked (for me anyways) was when I used Epsom salts in place of aquarium salts (at 1/2 dose) and used some fresh salt water (part of a new batch that was meant for my marine tank); while feeding medicated foods. They were store bought anti-biotic food and I soaked other food in garlic extract. I also had a couple drops of coppersafe in the water to fend off any ich (they were just bought from the store and in quarantine). It worked, the platies and guppies got better, but the neon tetras who were also in quarantine didn't make it. I suspect they didn't like the salinity, but they are touchy at the best of times when just brought home. Not sure if it helps... I wish you the best of luck and hope your fish make it! Edited February 3, 2010 by Crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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