sick fish...help

[sparky]

i have some type of goldfish about 5". it has blown up eyes poped out scales sticking out. i removed it from the tank and none of the other fish seem infected. my daughter is woried about her fish. is he a goner?

[KARINA]

this looks like dropsy to me , Dropsy is not a disease. It is, however, a sign of an internal bacterial infection. It is so often a symptom of bacterial infections which is of course contagious.

I found this for you hopefully that will help good luck!

Dropsy
Symptoms: Fish's abdomen is swollen and scales may stick out. Most common in gold fish. Dropsy is not a disease but a disorder caused by internal bacterial infections. It comes in 3 forms:

Acute Dropsy - Internal bacterial infection - see septicemia

Chronic Dropsy (cancer) - Internal organs become swollen. Fish must be isolated in early stage of disease.

Chronic Dropsy (parasites) - Swollen abdomen caused by parasites. Isolating fish prevents condition from infecting entire tank

Treatment : Maracyn-Two® will cure some forms of dropsy. Others require more complicated treatment that is very stressful on fish and not recommended unless under professional supervision. (Remove any activated carbon from filter - it may take medicine out of water)

[KARINA]

you might want to go to this page maybe you will get more info on what to do...

http://www.gmoon.freeserve.co.uk/tropfish/diseases.html