DaleM
Member
HI all,
One of my female cherry barbs developed dropsy and had to be euthanized about 2 weeks ago - she came from another LFS along with 2 other females and I did not QT as I didn't have another tank. One of my male cherry barbs which was from my first stock of barbs from my usual LFS is now in what appears to be the mid stage of dropsy. No enlarged scales yet, but definite bloating. I am concerned that there might be an underlying contagious infection/disease which is causing the dropsy and was introduced from the cherries purchased at the other LFS. My 8 Pristella Tetras and 7 Sterbais do not appear to be affected at this stage, just the barbs (I have 9 left, although quite possibly soon to be 8 as I may well have to euthanize the male). There is no apparent symptoms that I have noticed, just the dropsy. If anything, maybe some redness around the belly area.
I now have a 4.5g tank lying around that I could use as a QT. Granted, it is a bit small, but better than nothing (I have a sponge filter in the main tank I can move across to the 4.5g and can do daily water changes). However, given the whole tank has been exposed, there is probably little benefit in moving just the barbs across to QT.
Am I worth treating the entire 35g tank with a broad-spectrum medication? I know it's throwing darts at a dartboard hoping that one hits the bullseye, but don't want some disease wiping out my entire barb population, or worse, the entire population of the tank.
Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 10ppm. New tank, only cycled for about 2 months.
Thanks!
One of my female cherry barbs developed dropsy and had to be euthanized about 2 weeks ago - she came from another LFS along with 2 other females and I did not QT as I didn't have another tank. One of my male cherry barbs which was from my first stock of barbs from my usual LFS is now in what appears to be the mid stage of dropsy. No enlarged scales yet, but definite bloating. I am concerned that there might be an underlying contagious infection/disease which is causing the dropsy and was introduced from the cherries purchased at the other LFS. My 8 Pristella Tetras and 7 Sterbais do not appear to be affected at this stage, just the barbs (I have 9 left, although quite possibly soon to be 8 as I may well have to euthanize the male). There is no apparent symptoms that I have noticed, just the dropsy. If anything, maybe some redness around the belly area.
I now have a 4.5g tank lying around that I could use as a QT. Granted, it is a bit small, but better than nothing (I have a sponge filter in the main tank I can move across to the 4.5g and can do daily water changes). However, given the whole tank has been exposed, there is probably little benefit in moving just the barbs across to QT.
Am I worth treating the entire 35g tank with a broad-spectrum medication? I know it's throwing darts at a dartboard hoping that one hits the bullseye, but don't want some disease wiping out my entire barb population, or worse, the entire population of the tank.
Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 10ppm. New tank, only cycled for about 2 months.
Thanks!