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Posted by Haymish Pupkin on April 16, 2006, 6:04 am
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cadnyc wrote:
> your fish defintely has dropsy. i sugguest feed it metro-meds from
> goldfishconnection.com
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>> http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/disease/symptom/byname.htm#dropsy
>>
>>
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> We have 2 bream in our pond. One of the bream has bloated up like a
>>> balloon
>>> and his scales are all sticking out like a pine cone. He/she also
>>> points his
>>> head down at a 45degree angle and stays in the same place for ages.
>>> His/her
>>> tail looks a bit raggy too.
>>>
>>> I was hoping someone might be able to diagnose the problem and
>>> suggest a suitable treatment.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Other info which might help.
>>>
>>> The fish are in the bottom pond of a three tier system so oxygen
>>> should be OK. There is also a oxygen stone in the bottom pool. We
>>> have just given the
>>> pond a spring clean and the fish do look livlier and happier.
>>>
>>> We have the following other fish in the same pool.
>>>
>>> 3 golden orfe - looking fine.
>>> 3 Goldfish - looking fine
>>> 1 more bream - looks OK
>>> 2 Koi - look like the have a couple of patches of fungus on them
>>>
>>> Also: 3-4 large frogs which have laid lots of frogs spawn.
>>> There are also 4 pots of water lillies and a large clump of irisis.
>>>
>>> We add water conditioner when we add tap water and somethimes a
>>> little pond
>>> salt but apart from that don't do much to the pond.
>>>
>>> The pond has a filtration sytem with a UV lamp which is more than
>>> adequate for it's size.
>>>
>>>
>>> Hope someone can help
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>> Haymish
>>>
>>
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Metro-meds sounds very interesting but I think from what I have read over
the last few days that this fish is way too far gone. Anyone know how long
will this stuff sit on the shelf before it goes off?
Thanks
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>We have 2 bream in our pond. One of the bream has bloated up like a balloon
>and his scales are all sticking out like a pine cone. He/she also points his
>head down at a 45degree angle and stays in the same place for ages. His/her
>tail looks a bit raggy too.
>
>I was hoping someone might be able to diagnose the problem and suggest a
>suitable treatment.
>
>
>
>Other info which might help.
>
>The fish are in the bottom pond of a three tier system so oxygen should be
>OK. There is also a oxygen stone in the bottom pool. We have just given the
>pond a spring clean and the fish do look livlier and happier.
>
>We have the following other fish in the same pool.
>
>3 golden orfe - looking fine.
>3 Goldfish - looking fine
>1 more bream - looks OK
>2 Koi - look like the have a couple of patches of fungus on them
>
>Also: 3-4 large frogs which have laid lots of frogs spawn.
>There are also 4 pots of water lillies and a large clump of irisis.
>
>We add water conditioner when we add tap water and somethimes a little pond
>salt but apart from that don't do much to the pond.
>
>The pond has a filtration sytem with a UV lamp which is more than adequate
>for it's size.
>
>
>Hope someone can help
>
>Regards
>
>
>Haymish
>