Fish Disease
Freshwater Fish Disease
Information on some of the more common freshwater fish diseases. Includes descriptions of the disease symptoms and possible treatment options for tropical fish.
Common Fish Diseases and How To Treat Them
Keeping your fish healthy begins with the proper maintenance and care of your aquarium.
Fish Diseases II - Diagnosis and Possible Cures
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Information: This is the most widespread and common freshwater fish disease. The small pustules are actually sacks of tiny protazoans.
Ichthyophthirius multifilis - The Aquarium Fish Disease Ichthyophthirius mu...
Diagnosing Parasites On Marine Fish - Diagnosing Cryptocaryon Marine White ...
Marine Ich Diseases & Other Fish Parasites such as White Spot, Black Spot, ...
This chart is based on information from the Mardel Fish Disease
Chart, packaged with fish medication from Mardel Laboratories, Inc.
Fish Disease and Treatment
Many people have the concept that the aquarium is a sterile and safe environment, and that safety seal is temporary opened when you add new fish and plants into it.
Tropical Fish Disease
An important aspect of aquarium and tropical fish keeping is that of diagnosing and treating tropical fish disease. This is an area that is often misunderstood, and under-studied by the average aquarist.
Aquarium fish diseases and their treatment
Origins of diseases
The origin of a disease can be external: ...
Tropical Fish Diseases
This is a helpful guide to different tropical fish diseases, their most visible symptoms, causes and the treatment options available.
Examples of fish diseases
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Symptons of illnessIt could be...Treatment
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Common Tropical Fish DiseasesFishChannel.comCopper sulfate appears to be the best treatment. The only downside to using copper sulfate in your aquarium is that it will kill any invertebrates, such as snails and shrimp.
Common Freshwater Fish Diseases
One of the problems that many fish keepers face is the daunting task of identifying problems in the aquarium.
Common Freshwater Tropical Fish Diseases
- By Dustin Phillips
Looking into your aquarium and seeing one of your fish ill for the first time can be alarming for many hobbyists.
Fish diseases (general guide for fresh water fish)
Why fish get sick What might have triggered the problem
Symptoms Treatment ...
Fish Diseases
Contributed by Elaine Thompson
Q: Why is my fish sick and how do I prevent more illness?
A: Probably 80-90% of diseases in captive fish can be prevented by avoiding stress.
MAD FISH DISEASE...caused by STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE.
- Recently reported from handling tilapia. Infection via puncture wounds.
- Can cause fever, shaking, meningitis, arthritis, and skin/blood infections.
Angel Fish Disease
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Like other animals, fish can suffer from a wide variety of diseases and parasites. To prevent disease they have a variety of non-specific defences and specific defences.
Fish Disease : Diagnosis and therapy is not easy. A change in behavior is indicative of a disease problem. Closed fins, bottom resting, ataxia, nervous movements, anorexia and any kind of spots or swelling are clear marks of disease.
Fish Diseases: A Complete Introduction by Gottfried Schubert
I also keep on hand a few drugs and odds and ends with which to treat common diseases and problems.
Handbook of Fish Diseases
Dieter Untergasser
Translation by Howard H. Hirschhorn
T.F.H. Publications, Inc., 1989 ...
" Annual Review of Fish Diseases, 1, 3-26, 1991.
Carmicheal, G.J. Tomasso, J.R. Simco, B.A. & Davis, K.B. "Characterization and Alleviation of Stress Associated with Hauling Largemouth Bass.
Day 8: We were reasonably certain that we had identified no less than seven fish diseases on our various fish and it was only after our trip to the pet store to stock up on a pharmacopia of medicines that the three year confessed to having dropped ...
I didn't so I thought some other people may like to know more about this common fish disease and how to prevent it and what exactly it is. This article is about the freshwater Ich parasite.
What is Ich? ...
Are the fish diseased? Do any of them act listless, or exhibit poor coloration? Do they seem to be doing what they are supposed to?
It has a long history of usefulness in the control of fish diseases. Acriflavine is useful for fish egg disinfection, treatment of open wounds, and external protozoan infections.
Unfortunately, very few fish diseases are readily distinguishable to the untrained eye, and many diseases can only be accurately diagnosed through a necropsy or biopsy. Your best bet is the best match of treatment to symptom.
Edward Noga, author of the textbook Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment (Blackwell Publishing, 2000) and a professor of aquatic medicine at North Carolina State University’s veterinary college.
Again, fish disease prevention and treatment are a big concern, so it's best to keep the fish load light. The tank can hold quite a number of crabs, shrimps, and starfish, however, and perhaps even a low-light coral or two.
Ninty percent of all fish disease start in the gills. The amount of oxygen dissolved in the water is called oxygen saturation. This will vary from factors such as salt levels or temperatures.
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Just because your fish is sick, does not mean that they necessarily have ich--fish diseases can have protozoan, macroparasitic, fungal, bacterial, viral, genetic, environmental, and other causes, and all are treated differently.
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Suggested Reading:
Handbook of Fish Diseases
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The following pages / articles should give you an idea as to how to identify and remedy some of the more common fish diseases and parasitic problem.
Parasites
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This method is tricky and requires some experimentation to prevent the tank temperature from fluctuating too rapidly (a major source of stress leading to fish diseases).
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One of the additional advantages is a concept termed competitive exclusion, a situation where the most abundant bacteria prevent the establishment of other strains, some of which can be responsible for fish disease.
These will grow on the head, pectoral fins and gill covers, and should not be confused with Ich (a fish disease). Several thousand eggs will be produced during a spawn. The parents must be removed, as they will greedily eat their eggs.
 See also: Fish, Water, Aquarium, Diseases, Freshwater
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