What's Your Opinion.... Is This Dropsy?

Ludwig Venter

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A top down view of this fish shows protruding scales, However, when I take it out of the water..... she just seems to be obese.... Tell me it is not dropsy.... I've kept Goldfish for 40 years & never had a case of dropsy in them before.... this one is (about) 17 years old & I'd hate to have to chuck her out.

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dropsy is not a disease but a symptom of a bacterial infection, a course of antibiotics should clear it up.
also it could be false dropsy (Aeromonas) which again is a bacterial infection so treatment is the same
 

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