Category: Fish Disease

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Flavobacteria Infection In Fish – Causes, Symptoms, Treatments And Prevention

Bacterial gill disease, flavobacteria infection, in fish is one of the leading diseases young ‘Salmonids’ get in hatchery. Although not yet recognized as a problem in the wild fish populations, it can attack any type of fish in an aquarium. There is nothing ‘flavorful’ about flavobacteria or any other bacterial gill disease if you have a pet fish. Flavobacteria including other gill infecting bacteria like Aeromonas and Pseudomonas spp. are often found to be opportunistic infections. Young, old and weak fish with fragile immune system are more likely to catch gill disease at first. However if healthier fish are included along with[…]Read More…

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3 Major Environmental Gill Disorders In Fish And How To Prevent Them

Gills as we all know is the respiratory organ that helps fish breathe. It is only due to gills, fish survive in water. So gills are very important for fish but they are very fragile as well. I am saying fragile in the sense that they easily get attacked by parasites and bacteria. This is especially true if you are housing your fish under poor living conditions. Before I go any further regarding gills, let me inform you something about pet fish care. Here lately, I have been getting a lot of questions from the readers of this website regarding[…]Read More…

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Gill Infection in Fish: Branchiomycosis; Prevention, Causes, Symptoms, Treatments

Just as we have lungs, fish have gills. Lungs and gills both serve the same purpose. Lungs are no doubt an important organ of our body. They do help us breathe. If something goes wrong with your lungs, you may either end up dead or have to endure a life time of suffering. So, imagine the same thing happening with your fish. Gill infection is often fatal and fish usually die within days or months – depending on how serious the infection gets. Gills are the organ that helps in breathing and if they go bad, there is no way[…]Read More…

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Common Eye Disorders In Fish: Types, Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention

Eyes are so precious indeed. It lets you see the beautiful world. Not to forget that it is also one of the most sensitive areas of all the living creatures; with eyes that is (O: A small scratch in the eye can make you scream in pain. Sadly, fish cannot raise their voice and it becomes difficult for us to understand how much the poor little fish are suffering. It is the duty of the fish-keeper to take proper care of the adorable creatures and offer them a clean environment. Eye diseases are very common in fish kept in tanks with[…]Read More…

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Lice, Leeches In Fish: Causes, Symptoms, Precautions And Treatments.

Ever had lice in your head? Only the people who had lice would know how irritating it is to deal with (and remove) them. It takes time and effort to get rid of the awful lice from your head and same goes with the fish even though fish lice and human lice are completely different. You may have heard or read that fish lice and leeches are quite uncommon infection among fish, but I personally don’t really think so. And what’s more, it is always best to prevent them in the first place rather than having to worry about the cure later[…]Read More…

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Anemia In Fish – What Is It All About?

What is the first thing that comes into your mind when you hear the word anemia? You would answer the lack or the deficiency of the red blood cells, right? This is exactly the condition that the animals face. It is a heart and blood vessel condition where there is a sudden drop of the red blood cells. I would like to add that anemia is also called the ‘infectious salmon anemia’ that has affected the fish farms in countries like Norway, Canada, Chile and Scotland. The sad part is, some fishes may show the symptoms and some may not.[…]Read More…