Betta Fish Dropsy

Betta Fish Dropsy. As I recently lost a betta to Dropsy, it it prompted me to. Bacteria (mostly gram negative) lodge itself in the tissues of the fish, thus affecting the kidneys and causing the retention of fluid and water in the body.

Dropsy in Fish: What is it, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment (Alice Palmer)

Dropsy is a common disease among fresh-water aquarium fish. Some of these tumors or cancer cells can grow and enlarge the size of a Betta's body. A concentration of fluid in the body tissues and cavities causes the fish's abdomen to become swollen.

Dropsy in Betta fish has a high fatality rate because once the symptoms are recognized there may have already been significant internal damage.

But, there is some cases when they treat them and it helps.

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Dropsy disease results when the kidneys fail to work properly causing fluid retention and swelling of the goldfish's belly. Bacteria (mostly gram negative) lodge itself in the tissues of the fish, thus affecting the kidneys and causing the retention of fluid and water in the body. Dropsy is most often contracted through the feeding of live food.