Dropsy causes fish scales to protrude like a pinecone. Learn the symptoms, underlying causes, and realistic treatment options for this serious condition in goldfish and tropical fish.
Understand why fish scales protrude like a pinecone (dropsy), what causes it, treatment options with antibiotics, and realistic survival expectations for this serious condition.
Learn how to identify dropsy symptoms early, understand the bacterial cause, and treat with a proven protocol before pinecone scales appear - the critical warning sign of advanced infection.
Learn to identify common aquarium fish diseases by visual symptoms. This beginner-friendly guide matches white spots, fin damage, and other signs to specific diseases and treatments.
Dropsy causes fish to bloat with scales protruding like a pinecone. Learn why this happens, how to prepare antibiotic-medicated food, and what realistic prognosis looks like for affected fish.
Dropsy causes pinecone-like raised scales in fish. Learn what dropsy means, treatment options, and when to make the difficult decision about euthanasia.