About 3 weeks ago, I had a Texas Cichlid who started hanging around at the top of the tank. I thought maybe the other fish were picking on him, and I left him alone, because he was still eating.
A few days after that, his stomach became bloated, and he stopped eating, so I moved him to a 5 gallon (he was little) hospital tank, and started treatment with Maroxy-Two. He continued to bloat (dropsy?) and eventually died last week.
Now, it seems that my Green Terror has a slightly bloated belly as well, although he seems to be feeling fine and eating well.
My water conditions are:
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 20
PH - 7.8
Temp - 78 degrees.
I do a 25-30% water change ever week, like clockwork, and the fish are fed pellets, krill, flakes, salad shrimp, cichlid sticks and peas.
I spent the better part of a week researching causes and treatments of dropsy, and it was very hard to find two people who agreed on anything other than it's VERY difficult to treat, and euthanasia might be the best thing to do.
I also read that dropsy is caused by bad water conditions and a poor diet. I don't think that's the case here.Can someone tell me how to treat my fish, or if I should just euthanize him.
Thanks!
