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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. 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.
- Don't introduce external disease sources
- Qurantine newly bought fish
- Don't buy from shops with diseased fish
- Think about introducing other plants and invertebrates
- Monitor the fish
- 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.
- Remove infected fish from your populated tank
- Avoid using unknown chemicals in your tank
- Never use soap or detergent when cleaning out anything that is to be in the aquarium
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