MinxMermaid

Help yall....

my big fancy goldfish Elvis is sick.

his tummy is bloated and he looks like he has dropsy, scales kinda pine cone looking. i know dropsy is just a symptom of something else, but i'm not sure what it could be. he doesn't have any injuries or any other symptoms of internal or external parasites. no cloudy or popping eyes, no red spots.

he's swimming slow and sluggish and kinda floating funny.

the water parameters are perfect we just did a 50% water change day before yesterday. all the other fishies are fine.

i thought maybe some peas would help, i skinned em and cut em small. it was hard to get him to eat them, all the other fish were faster.

he's swimming so slow, i was able to cup him softly in my hand and hand feed him 3 little bites of peas.

i also added stress-X to the tank.

can anyone think of anything else i should do?

as far as other meds, we have
clout
pimafix
tetracycline
dimilin (just for anchor worms and no sign of them)

will any of these help.

i don't have any garlic guard or vita chem, should i give him some fresh garlic in addition to the peas.

i didn't feed the tank today as some got some stray peas before i hand fed Elvis.

any ideas would be helpful.

here's his pic, before he got sick...

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COBettaCouple

I'm not real familiar with the Goldies, but he sounds like he has parasites to me. The garlic would be good to add. Then again, he may have a bacterial infection and you could consider a strong antibiotic for him. Seachem puts out Sulfathiazole & I would try that if you think bacterial infection is more likely. Kanaplex is another heavy-duty antibiotic, but VERY strong and usually a last resort and even then, rarely used at full-strength.

MinxMermaid

Never mind.....
He's gone

Charmaine

Sorry to hear bout your little guy. RIP

shellbell4ever

So Sorry for your loss of Elvis
I know how much the loss of a favorite fishy hurts us
R.I.P. Elvis

COBettaCouple

We're sorry that you lost little Elvis.

MinxMermaid

thanks, i cried my eyes out yesterday when i woke up and saw he wasn't in the tank anymore.

i tried to occupy my brain with work and the bettas so i wouldn't spend the whole day crying like when frannnie died.

tzqng8

Sorry to hear about Elvis's passing. He'll be waiting for you on the other side someday.

sirdarksol

Sorry to hear he's gone.

COBettaCouple

Yw.. yea, I rearranged the entire room after we lost Kairi. They're wonderful pets and hard to lose. Stacy tells me that our pets will all be in Heaven and I sure hope so. Elvis will always be remembered and he had a happy time with you.

Martinismommy

I already posted on this thread but it must have gone bye bye with the website crash....I'll say it again.....I'm so sorry for the loss of your beautiful boy Elvis.....He was a very handsome boy and I know you'll miss him..

RIP Elvis....

Lucy

I'm so sorry you lost Elvis. He was a beautiful fish and had found a loving happy home with you.