| This article reveals that most fishes can live long and | | | | are tougher to be recognized and should be observed |
| healthy lives as long as suitable living conditions are | | | | quite carefully. As with ICH, the fishes infested with |
| provided. In fact, one of the highest chances for fish | | | | Velvet also rubs against objects and gasps for air |
| owners to experience fish loss is mainly due to the | | | | near the surface of the tank and shows difficulty in |
| occurrence of common fish diseases. Explain the | | | | breathing if the gills are affected. As with ICH, vets |
| common fish diseases, symptoms and how to seek | | | | would generally advocate the use of copper |
| treatment. | | | | medication as a form of treatment for Velvet. |
| One cannot underestimate the importance of the | | | | A fungal infection may also develop quite commonly in |
| habitats one provides within the confines of the fish | | | | fishes which appear in gray or white color over the |
| tank. It is a fundamental aspect that contributes to the | | | | body of the fish. They usually appear in the fins or the |
| success of the fishes you keep. Maintaining acceptable | | | | mouth of the fish as well. An injury to the fish induced |
| living conditions helps to ascertain that common fish | | | | by another fish may also be the cause of this disease. |
| diseases are kept at a low rate, with greater chances | | | | Open wounds are highly prone to fungal infections. An |
| of survival rates for the fishes. | | | | appropriate medication for fungal diseases can be |
| One common fish disease is ICH. It is a fish disease | | | | availed from a nearby pet shop or from an online pet |
| where the infected fish gets white spots all over its | | | | supplier. |
| body. When a fish is sick it is important to check for | | | | Bacterial infection is a common occurrence among |
| those white spots of the size and shape of the grains | | | | fishes. If you notice orange or red spot on the scales |
| of salt over its skin. This disease is caused by | | | | of the fishes, they are most probably bacterial |
| Ichthyophthirius in freshwater tanks and in saltwater | | | | infection. Dropsy is a frequent bacterial infection that is |
| tanks it is caused by Cryptocaryon irritants. | | | | often noted. When the infected fish usually sticks out |
| Sometimes in addition to the body of the fish, the ICH | | | | its scales and appear bloated it is an indication that the |
| may attack even the eyes and interiors of the mouth | | | | infection had moved interior and is fatal. The fish |
| and even gills. | | | | exhibits loss of appetite and is lethargic. Medications |
| Should there be strange behaviors and signs such as | | | | such as penicillin, naladixic acid and tetracycline are |
| a difficulty in breathing and a gasping for oxygen, or | | | | most commonly used to cure bacterial infections. |
| even a constant need for the fish to scrape its body | | | | Proper prevention measures can save your fishes |
| along other objects, a likely cause would be ICH. Loss | | | | from getting prone to diseases and the hassles in |
| of appetite is another symptom associated with the | | | | treating them. The best way to provide a healthy |
| above mentioned ones. The fishes seldom can fight | | | | environment for the fishes is to keep the aquarium |
| ICH by themselves. Copper sulfur medication needs to | | | | clean. You should check for aggressive fishes that |
| be administered in order that they can be cured. | | | | attack weak fishes and try to keep them separate. |
| Antibiotic medication should be provided after the | | | | The size of the fish tank, fish types and quality of the |
| parasites are gone, in order to prevent them from | | | | water should be checked constantly too. |
| recurring. | | | | Despite all your preventive efforts, your fish might still |
| Another common parasite is Velvet which shows | | | | be infected with diseases at some point of time. When |
| symptoms similar to ICH but with tinier and dusty spots | | | | that happens, it is vital that you seek or give treatment |
| on the fish's body. Sometimes the spots may be gray | | | | as soon as possible to avoid the disease getting |
| or gold in color. And since the spots are smaller they | | | | transmitted to other fishes. |