|
|||||||
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|||||||
 |
Diseases |  |
 Aquarium Fish |
Bettas -1- |
Bettas -2- |
Bettas -3- Spawn |
Pictures -1- |
Pictures -2- |
Pictures- 3- Bettas |
Pictures -4- |
Diseases |
Favorite Links |
Contact Page |
| Diseases Ick/Ich(Parasite)-Ich looks like white grains of salt on the body of your fish. Your fish may rub him/herself against rocks & aquarium objects & dart around madly. More water changes are recommended if your betta has Ich. Ich can be medicated. Flukes(Parasite)-The gills may turn red and swollen. The betta may scratch himself against objects and breathe rapidly. Flukes can be medicated. Velvet(parasite)-Velvet looks like a yellow dust, and the fish will try to scratch himself against objects. Velvet can be medicated Popeye(Bacterial)-Basically, eyes that are popped out like a ball! The fish may have trouble finding food because of his eyes, and he won't be so lively. Popeye can be medicated. Finrot(Bacterial)-Fins start to fall off or look ragged. The tips may be red and you can see the fin rays exposed. The fish may looks pale and won't be so sluggish. Fungus-White cotton like stuff around the mouth, head, or body usually. The fish's colour may fade and will not be as lively. Fungus can be medicated. Cloudy Eyes-Whitish film over the eye. This can be cured by feeding your fish a larger variety of food, or you can add vitamins to the food itself or into the water. Dropsy-The scales will protrude at the abdomen and look like a pinecone. The betta will not be as lively. Dropsy is usually fatal, but you may try to medicate your betta. Dropsy is basically a liver failure, and the fish cannot take water out of the body fast enough. Mouth Fungus-causes raised grayish patches on the body. This can be medicated. Hole-in-Head Disease-can affect discus, some cichlids, and many of the saltwater fish. The fish will have a hole in his head, and sometimes on it's lateral line. Water quality and stress are some of the causes for this disease. Hole-in-Head Disease can be medicated. If left alone, it can be fatal Swim Bladder Disorders-The fish with swim bladder disorders may swim upside-down or sideways, due to dried food devoured too quickly swelling up in the intesting and makes it difficult for the fish to control his/her swim bladder. Fish Lice-if you look closely at the body of your fish, you will notice that there ware "c" or disc shaped crustaceans scurrying around on the body of your fish. They can penetrate the skin of the fish to get to the fluids underneath. Ammonia Poisoning-you will notice red or bleeding gills on your fish. the fish may be constantly gasping for air at the surface of the wtaer. sometimes, the fins will appear a darker colour. Ammonia poisoning cannot be cured, but can be prevented. Black Spot-the name says it all. you will see some black spots on the fish. Black spot can be easily cured. --update-- Flexibaster Infection-I learned about this one from Dr.Barb. My black molly died today from Flexibacter. I didn't find out about the infection soon enough. =[ So i did some research to prevent this in the future. Flexibacter-looks like a fungus basically. On my molly, there were some fuzzy balls on his body that looked a lot like mold. Flexibacter is a gliding bacteria. These bacteria are long, thin, and flexible. One end of the bacterial cell is attached to the fish, while the other end if free floating. Flexibacter can be cured. But chances will be improved if you treat them sooner. Clamped Fins-this could be stress, bad water quality, boredom, or a bacteria. You can try tetracylin if you think it is the unknown bacteria. Tumor-there are 2 types of tumors. The Benign and Cancerous tumor. The benign tumour will have something that looks like an infection around it. You can try treating this with Tetracylin. A Cancerous tumour will keep growing and some scales around the area will protrude when it grows big enough. There is no cure for a cancerous tumour, but it may live for a while. Bloat-You may notice your fish's stomach bloat up and he will swim sideways. This is similar to Swim bladder disorder, isn't it? You can treat this with tetracylin. Gill Flukes-You may notice red gills and open red gill covers. The fish may have clamped fins, bleed from the gills, or you may notice some fungus in the gills. The fish may rub the infected area on rocks or plants.
|
|
