Dropsy is a medical term that is no longer in use very much. (Edema) Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue.
To my knowedge there is no proven cure for dropsy. Some pet shops carry medications that 'claim' to cure almost every disease and problem including dropsy but I have never heard of them working successfully on dropsy. I would euthanase the fish.
Dropsy is the former name for oedema
In a fish, dropsy is fluid buildup. This fluid retention can be a symptom of a serious problem, such as a type of infection.
Most types of fish can get dropsy, although in my experience, it is more common in live bearers and tetras.
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Jean Baptiste Emile Dropsy was an Art Nuveau jewely engraver....died in 1928. His work was exquiste!
Dropsy isn't a disease in itself. It is a symptom of another problem. The only thing you can do for dropsy is treat with a strong medication. I would use Maracyn I and Maracyn II in combination and keep the water very clean. That is your best bet.
No."Dropsy" is an old term for what we now call congestive heart failure. Fluid back up into the lungs causing swelling of the legs and shortness of breath.
Fish Hooks - 2010 Dropsy 1-17 was released on: USA: 21 January 2011
Paul Dropsy has written: 'Mon village dans la tourmente' -- subject(s): World War, 1939-1945, History