STRESS!
There is probably no single tip that improves the chance of success with tropical fish than, "Avoid Stress".
Stress Coat contains Aloe Vera and this works wonders on fish too. Stress Coat is a water conditioner but it also helpes regrow fins of damaged fish and has dosages for both right on the bottle, ...
Stress & Disease: Key Points, Tips & Tricks
Probably 80-90% of diseases in captive fish can be prevented by avoiding stress.
What Stress Means, and Why it is Bad for Your Fish.
Most fish can tolerate environmental conditions that differ somewhat from the natural conditions in which they evolved.
Ammonia Stress and Ammonia Poisoning
What Are the Signs of Ammonia Stress?
Stress has many consequences to the overall quality of health and longevity of fish. It causes biochemical, physiological and behavioral changes.
Stress:Stress is a big factor if you want to keep your fish healthy. I mean I used to get stressed with my aquarium, let alone the poor fish themselves. The fish may well fall victim to a disease to which it is normally immunune.
Stress-related origins of disease stem from the weakened state of your puffer's immune system. This particular origin of disease is interwoven with many of the others. Many times, however, it is stress that weakens the puffers immune system.
Stress - A condition in which the organism is subjected to unfavorable or unfamiliar environmental conditions, resulting in some alteration in normal physical functioning. Short-term stress can often be overcome.
Stress
Can be defined as "A stimulus acting on a biological system and the system reacting to that stimulus" Stress changes a biological system from one that acquires energy to one that uses it.
Social Stressors:
It's often important which order the fishes are introduced, in what number, of what size, sex and type.
Osmotic Stress: An adverse reaction caused when the salinity of an animal's environment changes drastically.
Ostracitoxin: The fish poison secreted into the water by fish of the genus Ostracion (Ostraciontidae).
Stress weakens fish, whether from the transportation home, the sudden change in temperature and pH when you add them to your own tank, or whether they are being "bullied" by more aggressive fish in the tank.
Stress, from mishandling, introduction of aggressive or incompatible species, and habitat disturbances, also leave the fishes traumatized and susceptible to diseases.
Stress: Breaking any maintenance routine can quickly cause stress in your fish. For example, light needs to be provided on schedule to maintain their internal time clock.
Stress from poor water quality wears down fish's immunity. If the poor water quality itself does not kill the fish, it will leave them open to any number of diseases by weakening them.
Stress creates problems. Stress leads to corals and fish that do not do well and may become diseased. Whatever you can do to relieve and reduce stress is a positive, very positive, action. Keep that in mind.
· Stress from chasing / moving environment
· May result in pathogens not being treated in the main tank if other fish are not showing symptoms
Overdosing ...
For stress treatment, measure out one teaspoon of salt for each gallon if water in the tank. Using a small container, dissolve the salt in a small quantity of water taken from the tank.
Diet, Stress
B,F
The Imperator angelfish is easily-stressed, very susceptible to lateral line erosion, and requires very clean water.
A key stress on both freshwater and marine ecosystems is habitat degradation including water pollution, the building of dams, removal of water for use by humans, and the introduction of exotic species.
I can't stress enough how important the above is. Your rays lives depend on it!
BREEDING: ...
Osmotic Stress - A reaction to drastic changes in the animals water salinity.
Ostracitoxin - A fish poison secreted in to the water by some fish.
Once the stress bars are stable, lay the bottom panel on the work surface. Take the tape and cut strips about 4" (100mm) long.
I can not stress enough that this is a gamefish and foodfish - not an aquarium fish. H. vittatus and the other Hydrocynids can easily grow to be well over 3 feet long.
To reduce stress in aquarium, you need to guide against factors that lead to stress. Following are short tips on how to prevent stress that ultimately leads to illness: ...
Shock and stress diseases
Dietary diseases - too much protein, too little, incorrect diets
Accidents and injuries diseases ...
We avoid a stress or shock situation by staring out slowly, and with small changes each session. The fish can adapt to the small changes in osmotic pressure without undue stress.
Fish is under stress, causing the immune system to be down
Poor water conditions such as sudden changes in water conditions or water parameters
Physical injuries such as bites or scratches.
Gourami's will stress out cichlids and are not ideal for keeping with aggressive fish. Don't keep too many fish in a small tank. Remember, these fish can grow to EIGHT INCHES, and should be kept in large aquariums!
Reply ...
Environmental Stress: Variously defined as (1) an environmental change to which an organism cannot acclimate and (2) an environmental change that increases the probability of death.
The fish will be stressed when it is introduced into its new home, on account of the transportation, the radical change of environment, and the difference in water quality.
The author cannot stress how important water quality is. Keep it soft and keep the temperature warm.
The Meaning of Fish Stress
Causes of Fish Stress
Symptoms of Stressed Fish
Adding Fish ...
You can unknowingly stress the fish with a water change at this time. Wait until the run off has subsided and the water quality has returned to the better standards provided during most of the rest of the year.
Also get some "stress Coat" -- it calms the fish down and helps with minor scrapes. Resist the temptation to use chemical clarifiers on a tank when it gets cloudy.
As the water quality slowly deteriorates, the fish suffer from physical stress. The stress may not be enough to cause any immediate harm, but chronic stress, over time, will cause the health of the fish to decline.
Usually Blue Discus should be kept in groups of five or six fish to reduce stress, and no other species should be kept in the same enclosure. Blue Discus should be fed a varied diet.
The rusult will be poor water quality, this leaves the fish prone to stress which is a major cause of disease in freshwater fish. When sick fish are exposed to stressful conditions, it is can be death sentance to them.
It must be stressed straightaway that some of the aquaria which can be used for freshwater fish are out of the question when it comes to marine organisms. The most obvious (and potentially lethal) are old angle-iron tanks.
However, if this is not an issue a bedroom or extra room can be an ideal place to view your aquarium and for it's inhabitants to enjoy a quiet stress free environment. In fact, the added humidity can even be quite healthy for you.
Hallways ...
The consequences of having to treat a stocked aquarium with a medication can be stressful and damaging in itself. Many plants, fish and helpful bacteria can suffer as a result of using medication.
General Information: With many wild betta species their wild instincts are intact and captivity can be very stressful. To minimize stress tanks should be painted or covered in paper so that they will not see movements outside their tank.
Removal will help to minimize the stress on the tank
Inspect each rock for the presence of bristle worms and remove any if found
It is a good idea to remove any plant growth such as algae
Arrange the live rock in the aquarium.
9 times out of 10, the fish can do fine with a few Ichthyophthirius in the water, but when they are stressed by anything, like questionable water quality, it makes it much easier for the little buggers to set up shop in your fish's skin.
Having more than one focal point leaves the mind uncomfortable and stressed, looking back and forth from focal point to focal point. Only in extremely large tanks may you have two focal points comfortably.
- adding in the aquarium a stressed fish during the transport from a country to another, or from a pet shop to home; a disease can occur and it can spread to other aquarium fish too
- adding a disease carrier fish or a sick fish ...
Therefore you must take special precautions like catching the fish in a plastic bag, and keeping it in utter darkness during times of stress. ALL specimens are imported, and ALL have had their share of stress and abuse.
This will undoubtedly mean that you catch more fry, but it may stress the female. It depends what your motivation is with growing on the fry. The fry are born live and often flee to safety of plants.
It is stressed enough that some bettas will actually prefer living with several species than by themselves.
Here are some points on which I would like to stress before you start the treatment of your Fish.
It will be stressed if no hiding places are provided. This fish is a peaceful, hardy addition to the community tank, territorial only with conspecifics, but should not be kept with any fish small enough to fit in its mouth or they may be eaten.
Pimelodids freshly imported from overseas and released into a largish tank can often further distress their financially depleted keepers by general sulking around, going off their food or skin shedding.
Many times fish can die from disease or stress. You should not purchase a fish that is brand new to the store. Give it about two weeks to settle in to make sure that it is healthy. There are a few things to look for in a healthy fish.
2) Check to make sure that all environmental conditions are in order, because the number one cause of stress, ailing behavior, disease, and death in aquaria are environmental problems.
Possible sources include poor water quality, the introduction of water caring the disease and stress to fish causing their immunity levels to drop.
This stress may can and will affect the long term health of the aquarium if ignored. Even if the fish aren't fighting, aggression stress alone can cause a number of different problematic scenarios to the aquarium ecosystem.
They should always be kept in groups, single specimens will perish from stress and die. The fish are not sensitive to waterconditions, they can be kept in hard slightly alkaline water, but are best kept in soft slightly acidic to acidic water.
Its easy to tell when a glass catfish is ill, stressed, or dead: it turns milky white. Keep glass cats healthy by maintaining a clean aquarium.
Ideally the fish should be netted, but unless you are experienced in netting fish, this may cause unnecessary stress for the fish. Others advocate that the bag should be opened and the fish allowed to swim out of its own accord.
 See also: Fish, Water, Aquarium, Species, Plants
|
