Yes it's kindey problem because they have water retention because they can't expluse the water any longer. The only thing I could do to releive him would be to put him in hyposalinity and that would probably only delay the inevitable.
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Originally Posted by MMAX
I had one of my big comet goldfish in my pond develop dropsy back in August. He stopped eating and just sat there looking like a pine cone. I ended up just scooping him out of the water with my hand and euthanized him. I read up on the disease before doing so and when they go into this state it's an almost garunteed death sentance. Kidney failure.
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