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Fish are susceptible to fish diseases just as any other organism. There are hundreds of afflictions that can effect the health of fish. Fish disease has remained a rudimentary branch of veterinary medicine. more...

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The reasons are their miniature nature makes tests more difficult and cheap price of most fish exceeds expensive tests and medication cost. Fish diseases can be referred to as etiology organ/system most severely affected. Communicable disease can easily affect most fishes in the aquarium due to limited volume of water and increased number of fish compared to natural environments. Many diseases in captive fish are avoidable and preventible. Water conditions are important factors. In spite of all precautions, disease episodes may still occur in the aquarium especially when fish face environmental stresses.

Prevention

Disease cures are almost always more expensive and less effective than simple prevention measures, including moving between fisheries to avoid spreading disease.

Identified precautions:

Avoid introducing infected stock into the water.; Avoid stressing the fish

Keep fish in ideal water conditions

Don't overcrowd the aquarium; Don't overfeed the fish; Fish bowls? No please.;

Qurantine newly bought fish; Don't buy from shops with diseased fish; Think about introducing other plants and invertebrates;

Keep a close look at the fishes at least a couple of minutes a day, such as during fish feeding.; As a rule of thumb, if the fish appears distressed, remove it immediately and monitor it for a couple of days.;

Never use soap or detergent when cleaning out anything that is to be in the aquarium;

Fish disease etiology

Bacterial infections

External bacterial infection

Pseudomonas fluorescens; Cotton Mouth, Mouth Fungus, Chondrococcus columnaris; Scale Protrusion; Myxobacteriosis; Tail Rot & Fin Rot;

Fish Dropsy; Red pest; Septicemia

Pop Eye;

Fish Tuberculosis, (Curved Spine), Crooked Spine, Mycobacterium piscium;

Saprolegnia; Ichthyosporidium; Fungal cataract;

Water moulds

Oomycetes; Saprolegnia;

Gyrodactylus salaris; Protozoa

Malawi Bloat; Costia; Ichthyophthirius; Cryptocaryon; Oodinium; Trypanosoma; Velvet disease; Brooklynella hostilis; Hexamita; Glugea; Henneguya; Chilodonella;

Ceratomyxa shasta; Kudoa thrysites; Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae; Ceratomyxa shasta;

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