Common Fish Diseases
September 7th 2008 19:50
Below you will find the more common disease that you will find in tropical fish species. Under the disease, you will find the common symptoms.
Ammonia Poisoning
Red streaking on the fins or body.
Purple or red gills.
Fins are torn & jagged.
Anchor Worms
Tiny white-green or red worms in wounds.
Frequent rubbing or "flashing".
Ulcers may appear.
Black Spot
Small black speckles on body.
Frequent rubbing or "flashing".
Small black smudges on fish.
Cataracts
White or grey "foggy" eyes.
Eye looks like it has a slime coat.
Tendency to bump into things.
Cotton Mouth
White "Cotton like" fungus on the mouth.
Lethargy and loss of appetite.
White spots on mouth, scales, and fins.
Curved Spine (Fish TB)
Curved or Crooked Spine.
Lesions on the body.
loss of scales.
Dropsy
Huge, Fat, Bloated Belly.
Lethargy and loss of appetite.
Scales almost popping off.
Fin Rot
Fins turn Jagged or whitish and die back.
Fins look like they were ripped off.
Fish is not eating.
Hole in the Head
Hole in the head.
Small sore on head.
Lethargy and loss of appetite.
Ichthyophthirius (White spot or Ich)
Small white "salt-like" pimples on fins & body.
Lethargy and loss of appetite.
Frequent rubbing or "flashing".
Neon Tetra Disease
Restlessness.
Whitened areas deep into the fishes' flesh.
Spine may become curved.
New Tank Syndrome
Sudden Death.
Cloudy Water.
Unexplained Death.
Oodinium (Velvet)
Fine grey-gold to whitish 'dust' on the body.
Very rapid gill movement.
Scratching or flashing.
Parasites (External)
Large ugly sores on body.
Skin looks grey in patches.
Fish swim aimlessly.
Planaria (white hairlike worms)
Small White Hairlike Worms.
Tiny, Wiggley Worms often found in the substrate.
Popeye
One or both eyes protrude from the head in an unusual fashion.
Skin/Gill Flukes
Fish gasps for air at the water's surface
Gills open and close rapidly
Gills are covered in mucus
Swim Bladder Disease
Erratic Swimming Position
Loss of equilibrium
Fish will be unable to maintain buoyancy
Vitamin Deficiencies
Scoliosis (Curved Spine)
Reduced Growth
Anorexia (Lack or Loss of Appetite)
View Symptoms per Vitamin
Ammonia Poisoning
Red streaking on the fins or body.
Purple or red gills.
Fins are torn & jagged.
Anchor Worms
Tiny white-green or red worms in wounds.
Frequent rubbing or "flashing".
Ulcers may appear.
Black Spot
Small black speckles on body.
Frequent rubbing or "flashing".
Small black smudges on fish.
Cataracts
White or grey "foggy" eyes.
Tendency to bump into things.
Cotton Mouth
White "Cotton like" fungus on the mouth.
Lethargy and loss of appetite.
White spots on mouth, scales, and fins.
Curved Spine (Fish TB)
Curved or Crooked Spine.
Lesions on the body.
loss of scales.
Dropsy
Huge, Fat, Bloated Belly.
Lethargy and loss of appetite.
Scales almost popping off.
Fin Rot
Fins turn Jagged or whitish and die back.
Fins look like they were ripped off.
Fish is not eating.
Hole in the Head
Hole in the head.
Small sore on head.
Lethargy and loss of appetite.
Ichthyophthirius (White spot or Ich)
Small white "salt-like" pimples on fins & body.
Frequent rubbing or "flashing".
Neon Tetra Disease
Restlessness.
Whitened areas deep into the fishes' flesh.
Spine may become curved.
New Tank Syndrome
Sudden Death.
Cloudy Water.
Unexplained Death.
Oodinium (Velvet)
Fine grey-gold to whitish 'dust' on the body.
Very rapid gill movement.
Scratching or flashing.
Parasites (External)
Large ugly sores on body.
Skin looks grey in patches.
Fish swim aimlessly.
Planaria (white hairlike worms)
Small White Hairlike Worms.
Tiny, Wiggley Worms often found in the substrate.
Popeye
One or both eyes protrude from the head in an unusual fashion.
Skin/Gill Flukes
Fish gasps for air at the water's surface
Gills open and close rapidly
Gills are covered in mucus
Swim Bladder Disease
Erratic Swimming Position
Loss of equilibrium
Fish will be unable to maintain buoyancy
Vitamin Deficiencies
Scoliosis (Curved Spine)
Reduced Growth
Anorexia (Lack or Loss of Appetite)
View Symptoms per Vitamin
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