Fish disease library

Browse every disease, parasite, and bacterial infection covered in our knowledge base. Pick filters to narrow it down — results update as you go.

25 conditions

Goldfish

Bacterial Diseases in Koi & Goldfish

Bacterial diseases are among the most common and serious health challenges facing koi and goldfish keepers worldwide. Caused…

Moderate To To To Severe

Goldfish

Parasitic Diseases in Koi & Goldfish

Parasitic infestations represent one of the most diverse disease categories in ornamental fish keeping. From the microscopic ciliate…

Mild To To To Severe

Goldfish

White Tail Disease in Koi & Goldfish

White tail disease is a serious and poorly understood condition caused by microsporidian intracellular parasites that destroy muscle…

Moderate To To To Severe

Freshwater Tropical

Columnaris

A highly contagious bacterial infection (Flavobacterium columnare) presenting as white/grey patches, often on the mouth, fins, or gills.…

Severe

Freshwater Tropical

Aeromonas (Ulcer Disease)

Bacterial infection causing open ulcers, hemorrhagic patches, and red sores. The #1 cause of mortality in koi ponds…

Critical

Freshwater Tropical

Fin Rot

Progressive deterioration of fin tissue caused by opportunistic bacteria — usually a symptom of poor water quality.

Mild

Freshwater Tropical

Dropsy

Bloated body with pinecone-stuck-out scales — a symptom of organ failure, not a disease itself. Prognosis is generally…

Critical

Freshwater Tropical

Swim Bladder Disorder

Loss of buoyancy control — fish floats, sinks, or swims at odd angles. Common in fancy goldfish and…

Moderate

Freshwater Tropical

Cloudy Eye

Hazy or opaque film over one or both eyes — usually a sign of bacterial infection or chronic…

Moderate

Freshwater Tropical

Branchiomycosis (Gill Rot)

Fungus (true fungus) disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: rapid breathing, gasping at surface, gill necrosis with white/marbled…

Severe

Freshwater Tropical

Costia (Ichthyobodo)

Parasite (flagellated protozoan) disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: blue-grey film of mucus over skin ('slime disease'), peeling…

Moderate

Freshwater Tropical

Trichodina Infestation

Parasite (ciliate protozoan) disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: excessive mucus (slime coat), pale or 'milky' patches on…

Moderate

Freshwater Tropical

Fish Lice (Argulus)

Parasite (branchiuran crustacean) disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: flat, round, 5–10 mm semi-transparent lice visible attached to…

Moderate

Goldfish

Anchor Worm (Lernaea)

Parasite (copepod crustacean) disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: greenish-white thread-like worms protruding from skin (the female parasite…

Moderate

Goldfish

Asian Tapeworm Infection

Parasite (cestode) disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: heavy intestinal worm burden, emaciation, distended abdomen, anaemia, intestinal blockage;…

Moderate

Freshwater Tropical

Columnaris (Cotton-Wool Disease)

Bacterium disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: white-grey saddle-shaped lesion across back, frayed fins, mouth fungus-like white patches,…

Severe

Freshwater Tropical

Edwardsiellosis

Bacterium disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: gas-filled abscesses in muscle ('emphysematous putrefactive' lesions), ascites, exophthalmia, foul odour…

Moderate

Freshwater Tropical

Furunculosis

Bacterium disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: acute: rapid mortality without obvious external signs; chronic: characteristic 'furuncles' —…

Severe

Goldfish

Spring Viremia of Carp (SVC)

Virus disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: lethargy, darkening, exophthalmia, distended abdomen (dropsy), petechial hemorrhages in skin and…

Critical