Dropsy

Well, I'm getting all the fighting fish illnesses all at once!

One of my "spare" females has developed Dropsy. The cause is pretty straightforward, and I'm aware of what it is, however I shall not mention it here for social reasons which are far too complicated to bother explaining!
The symptoms are unpleasant. She's swollen up like a little balloon and her scales are all poking out. For a detailed description of Dropsy, click this link.

The bad news is that there is no known cure for Dropsy.

Hence this link on euthanasia.

This is not something I'm looking forward to doing, however I cannot sit by idle and let an animal suffer, even if that animal happens to be less than two inches long and live in water.