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Dropsy or bloat? Need assistance please.

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#1 · (Edited)
So, I noticed over the past week that my male fire red has seemed really bloated. His belly is not nice and round but more oblong and the scales at the rear of his belly are flair I got out. I just threw in some API general cure but not sure where to go from here.
 
#2 ·
Dropsy looks more symmetrical than that. I'm thinking he has a tumor or blockage maybe. A trick for blockage is to offer him some green peas. Find unsalted, unflavored green peas, peel the skin off one and see if he eats the mush. Can use frozen, just let it sit out a minute. I've seen this cure some bloated bellies firsthand. There, the problem was an intestinal blockage, I'm not guaranteeing that's what you have, but it's a pretty easy thing to try
 
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