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	Dropsy Bettas and Gouramis
Falstaf Fish Addict Posts: 785 Kudos: 1211 Votes: 196 Registered: 12-Feb-2004	Hi, Today i lost one of my oldest and more loved Betas to dropsy, it's so sad. In the past i've lost one more betta and several gouramis to it, so i'm wondering if these to are e to get it, because no other fish has died from it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	I've never had any labyrinth fish get dropsy. I had a few cories and otos get it but even then the gourami in the tank was just fine. From my experiences I'd think the opposite about gouramis. I've never really had a sick gourami.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	I've had a couple bettas get dropsy... one survived it and then died later of other causes. It seems to me that they tend to get dropsy when they're older, because that's how many of my old bettas seem to go. Not quite sure why that is. ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i think that all fish can get it, just that scaleless fish like clown loaches it makes it harder to tell. personally i have only had my labyriths die from drospy, not really any other fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
Two Tanks Big Fish Posts: 449 Kudos: 328 Votes: 13 Registered: 02-Jun-2003	Yes, I have had one betta and one gourami, die of dropsy - it can happen.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49


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