Abdominal dropsy
Abdominal dropsy in koi, goldfish or other pond fish can be recognized by the bloated belly. In addition, the fish’s scales protrude, the fish develops balance problems and the eyes may bulge. The disease is caused by a bacterial infection, a tumor or kidney failure. Poor water quality can be a cause.
Treating and preventing abdominal dropsy
Abdominal dropsy can be treated with a combination of special medications. If the disease is in an advanced stage, cure is no longer possible. This can be recognized by the strong abnormal behavior. The fish will sit in a corner, swimming is almost impossible, and it has a very fat belly.
TIP! from Velda
It is wise to always quarantine sick pond fish outside the pond. Even with non-contagious diseases.
It is wise to always quarantine the sick fish outside the pond.
A major cause of abdominal dropsy can be poor water quality. Possibly due to too many fish in the pond. Therefore, regularly measure the quality of the pond water. A good filter equipped with activated carbon ensures better water quality, because the activated carbon can purify all kinds of micro-fine dust particles from the water. It also filters out various pathogens.
