[EllaBella]

My betta has'nt eaten in a week , and has been hiding his cave .Today he finally came out and i just noticed that my betta has drospy . I was wonderin what are the proper steps to care for him. Also can other betta contract this diease? HELP HELP HELP !!

 

[EllaBella]

Also when i first noticed he had dropsy , it was to late to purchase anything from the store to help him . Is there anything i can do until tomorrow?

 

[Bombalurina]

If it actually is dropsy, then it is fatal. I've never heard of a fish recovering from dropsy. Epsom salt may help relieve some of his discomfort, though.

Try reposting this in the disease section, filling in this form: http://www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?t=49233 It will provide information for the people to be able to analyse and help you. I would also suggest a picture if you can.

 

[kfryman]

Really the best thing to do if you are capable of doing it is euthanasia. I had to do it just two days ago. It was easier than I thought but still painful.

How do you know that it is indeed dropsy?