Subj : Re: Bloated Up Drawf Gour To : All From : Iain Miller Date : Tue Nov 12 2002 03:48 pm "Edwin Lau" wrote in message news:aqqhlt02nsa@enews3.newsguy.com... > I just noticed a drawf gourami near the top of the tank and it > seems to be bloated up as compared to its neighbour which > is kindda flat. > > I was wondering if it is suffering from any illness , pregnant > or just eaten too much ? Apart from the bloatness, there isn't > any other signs of problems and it seems to behave pretty > normally. Sounds like "Dropsy" - it almost certainly is if its scales are sticking out like a pine cone. Almost always fatal - suggest you get it out of there & treat seperatly with an antibiotic. Don't be surprised if it doesn't make it. rgds Iain --- þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXPost V1.14 at BBSWORLD * Info@bbsworld.com --- * RIMEGate(tm)V10.2áÿ* RelayNet(tm) NNTP Gateway * MoonDog BBS * RgateImp.MoonDog.BBS at 11/12/02 3:48:10 PM * Origin: MoonDog BBS, Brooklyn,NY, 718 692-2498, 1:278/230 (1:278/230) .