Losing hope with dropsy, maybe he's just old?

[copperarabian]

wow, you should keep going dropsy often kills within a week. Don't give up, your fish is a fighter :D

[callistra]

Shouldn't.. make sure you dilluted it for the size of container you're using. 1ml per gallon dosage.

[danifacetastic]

Hm...well that stinks haha. I've diluted it but I haven't used it in almost a week. You'll never guess what happened though. I was doing a water change last night and he GOT SUCKED UP IN THE VACUMN. Luckily he's fine but gosh...I've never had that happen before.

[callistra]

With Maracyn Plus you should do 100% change along with dose 1. Do a 50% change and redose on day 3 (two days later), and 100% change and redose on day 5 (2 days after that). Wait 2 more days and continue normal water change routine (at least 50% change at this point). He may need a second round but maybe not. Reevaluate after this point. Should not require or give any more than 2 rounds.

Wow.. never had that happen before. Glad he's ok.

[danifacetastic]

How do I dose? It says 2 capfuls for 10 gallons of water. Can I put one capful in 5 tablespoons of water like I did with the Maracyn I and II?

[callistra]

Yes. You can put one capful in 5 tablespoons then take one tablespoon and put it in the 1 gallon bowl. Mix up fresh each time.

[danifacetastic]

What about this fin rot he's developing? I swear this poor boy...his tail is looking thin and has some black fraying at the end.

[callistra]

Maracyn Plus treats fin rot too.

[danifacetastic]

Sweet. I really hope this works *fingers crossed*

[callistra]

So if your first dose was the 23rd your second dose should be today.. how's he doing?