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.

4 conditions

Freshwater Tropical

Hole-in-the-Head Disease (Hexamita)

Parasite (flagellated protozoan) disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: pinhole-sized pits on head that enlarge into cavities; lesions…

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

Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD)

Bacterium disease of aquarium fish. Key signs: chronic, progressive: granulomatous lesions in kidney (creamy white nodules), spleen, and…

Moderate