Test Results for the Following:
Ammonia Level?
Nitrite Level?
Nitrate level?
Ph Level, (If possible,KH and GH and chloramines)?
Ph Level out of the Tap?
ALL Normal levels, did full water change over the weekend.
Tank size (How many Gals) and How long has it been running?
10 gallon, been running for years
What is the name and size of the filter/s?
Not sure at the moment, doesn't say at a glance and in a hurry to post this
How often do you change the water and how much?
Weekly or every other week, usually 50-100%
How many fish in the tank and their size?
2, about 3 inches long
What kind of water additives or conditioners?
Clor out with every water change
Any medications added to the tank?
I just added a Tank Buddies brand Fungus Clear tab
Add any new fish to the tank?
No
What do you feed your fish?
Pellet food
Any unusual findings on the fish such as "grains of salt",
bloody streaks, frayed fins or fungus?
Just the one fish is pine combing, the other is fine currently
Any unusual behavior like staying
at the bottom, not eating, ect..?
All of the above, not eating and hanging around the bottom

THANK YOU!

If you have decided that your fish has dropsy I would treat the whole tank, it might be caterial and could spread to the rest of the stock. Remove all carbon from the filter, carbon will remove meds from the water. Once all the carbon is out of the filter put in a heater and SLOWLY begin to raise the temp to 80 degrees. I'm talking like two degrees per hour. Once the temp is up to 80 add 1/8 tsp per 5 gallons Epsom salts, this will help with the swelling. If you can, you need this food to help as well. It is medicated and will help you fight the infection (if there is one) from the inside out. If you can't get some MetroMeds, let me know and I will try sending you some. Just PM me and we can work something out.

You will also need Maracyn and Maracyn II from a LFS. If the fish is not fully pineconed treat with the Maracyn II per instructions on the pack, then run carbon in your filter for 24 hours to remove the meds. Remove the carbon again and run the Maracyn.

If you do any water changed make sure to replace the meds and salt that you removed.

I will cross my fins for you!

Thank you Michelle, I've removed the carbon filter, added some salt, and will get the meds tomorrow. He is fully pine coned. Unfortunately I can't get that special food, should I fast them for a day or two, or feed flakes instead of the pellets?

Thanks again!

Hi,sorry to hear about your fish being sick.The very first thing that you should do is a) buy a drop test kit to test your water params, or
b) take a sample to your local fish store and have them test and write the number's down so that you can post them here for us.

Dropsy is a symptom and not a disease,so you have to try and figure out what caused it and fix that problem.If you don't test water,then you don't know if that's the main factor or not.
The thing is,if there's a chance that your params are out of sorts,the Meds will not do much in the way of helping them.
You have to get the water in the tank pristene to do that.With being overstocked like you are,you may find that you have to do 50% water changes a couple times a week to keep all in tact.What /how do you do the 100% water changes? Are you also doing gravel vacs weekly?
Never assume that because you did a water change that all levels are okay.
With 2- 3 inch fish in a ten gal. tank,that could change very quickly.
As for the salt,did you addd the Aquarium Salt or the Epsom salt?

I've done a 25% water change a did a second dose of meds and salt, he's not looking good though. I'll bring a sample of the water to my LFS tomorrow, but my test kit here says everything is within normal levels. Poor little guy, I hate it when they suffer.

Kara do you have a update?