Other names: Lernaea sp.

Type of disesase: Parasitic Infestations

Causes: The parasitic crustacean Lernaea...

Symptoms: Infected fish can be seen with whitish red worm-like threads, about ¼ inch long...

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Other names: Tang Disease, Black Ich

Type of disesase: Parasitic Infestations

Causes: Paravortex flatworms

Symptoms: The fish flicking and scratching against rocks and other surfaces. You can see small black spots on the body.

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Type of disesase: Can be Bacterial, Fungal or a Parasitic Infestations

Causes: The disease can be caused by infections of fungi, bacteria and parasites, and poor water quality is likely to be a contributory factor.

Symptoms: The gills are moving rapidly and look swollen or inflamed

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Type of disesase: Parasitic Infestations

Causes: Monogenetic trematode worms

Symptoms: The infected fishes usually rub themselves against objects in the aquarium, trying to remove these parasites. These often causes damage that leads to bacterial infections.

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Other names: Brooklynella hostilis

Type of disesase: Parasitic infestation

Causes:

Symptoms: White spots on the body and/or fins of the infested fish. Spots may resemble grains of salt. The spots (actually, cysts) may be up to 1 mm in diameter, or may join together to form irregular patches. Heavily infested fishes may scratch themselves on the bottom or tank decor, and rapid respiration may be evident.

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Type of disesase: Parasitic infestation

Causes: The ciliate protozoan Uronema marinum

Symptoms: External ulcers, muscle and skin bleeding, lethargic behavior, cloudy eyes, and sloughing of the skin are signs. They usually die right away if infected because of the impaired circulation of the gills.

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