Freshwater Tropical
Freshwater Ich (White Spot Disease)
The most common freshwater fish disease. Tiny white spots resembling grains of salt cover the body and fins.
Moderate
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Fish type
Symptom
Bloated Abdomen 2
Bloated belly 2
Clamped Fins 3
Cloudy Eye 1
Color Fading 1
Cotton Like Growth 1
Cottony Tufts 2
Darkened color 4
Dropsy 1
Emaciation 4
Erratic Swimming 7
Excess Mucus 3
Eye Discharge 1
Fin Erosion 1
Fin Rot 3
Fin Whitening 1
Flashing 4
Flashing / rubbing 8
Floating 1
Frayed Fins 6
Gasping at surface 4
Gill Damage 1
Gold Dust Coating 1
Gold-dust film 1
Granulomas / nodules 3
Head Pitting 1
Hemorrhage 1
Hemorrhaging 13
Lateral Line Erosion 1
Lethargy 19
Listless near bottom 1
Loss Of Appetite 7
Loss Of Balance 1
Mouth Erosion 1
Open Sores 4
Pale Gills 4
Pinecone Scales 1
Pop Eye 17
Rapid breathing 4
Rapid Gilling 4
Red Fin Bases 1
Red Ulcers 2
Scale Loss 1
Scratching 3
Sinking 1
Skin Erosion 1
Skin lesions 4
Spinal Deformity 2
Sudden death 3
Sunken Eyes 1
Swimming Sideways 1
Tissue necrosis 8
Ulcers 1
Visible parasite 1
Wart-like growths 2
White Fin Edges 1
White Grey Patches 1
White Patches 1
White Patches Gills 1
White Spots 5
White Stringy Feces 1
White Tail 1
Cause
Aeromonas hydrophila 1
Aphanomyces spp. 1
Argulus spp. 1
Bacteria 16
Branchiomyces spp. 1
Columnaris 1
Dactylogyrus spp. 1
Environmental 2
Fungus 3
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis 1
Lernaea spp. 1
microsporidian 1
Parasite 18
Pleistophora hyphessobryconis 1
Pseudoloma neurophilia 1
Pseudomonas fluorescens 1
Saprolegnia spp. 1
Trichodina spp. 1
Virus 14
Freshwater Tropical
Velvet (Oodinium)
Dinoflagellate parasite producing a fine, gold-dust coating across the body. More lethal than ich; gill infection causes rapid…
Severe
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
Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis (IPN)
Virus disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: fry: dark color, exophthalmia, abdominal distension, spiral swimming, white mucoid faecal…
Critical
Goldfish
Koi Herpesvirus (KHV) Disease
Virus disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: severe gill necrosis (white/brown patches, swelling), sunken eyes, sandpaper-like skin, mucus…
Critical
Freshwater Tropical
Epizootic Hematopoietic Necrosis (EHN)
Virus disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: sudden mortality; focal liver necrosis, splenomegaly, hemorrhages in kidney.
Critical
Brackish Water
Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS)
Oomycete disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: deep, red, necrotic skin ulcers (often on flanks); mycotic granulomas in…
Critical