Getting help with fish diseases - MyFishTank.Net Freshwater Saltwater Aquarium Fish Forum

Lotus · 05-17-2006, 09:23 PM

To help us help you....

Before you post, please look through some of these sites to see if you can identify the disease you have. The first two links here are great places to start.

If you can't work out what your fish have, please post:
Tank size
Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH readings from your tank
How long your tank has been running
The other fish in the tank, and numbers of them
A full description of the symptoms
If there are any spots or lumps, please describe color, texture, size, where they're located on the fish, whether they're growing in size or in number, and which fish are affected.

Here's a quick guide on some disease diagnosis and treatment sites:

Pictoral guide to diagnosing common diseases, with suggested treatments:
http://www.fishpalace.org/Disease.html

Guide to diseases by symptoms, along with treatment recommendations:
Fish Disease, Diseases of Fish, Medications & Fish Health Treatments

Cichlid-Forum's Ich article: one of the best and most comprehensive:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/ich.php

Other info on ich/ick:
Peter's Ich Notes for Freshwater Tropical Fish Aquariums

Flexibacter article:
http://www.flippersandfins.net/flexibacter.htm

Koi/Goldfish disease site (with excellent diagnosis help):
Koi and Koi Ponds Water Gardeners Goldfish and Koi Nishikigoi Koi Filtration Pond and Koi Pumps Koi and Pond Supplies

If it's too late, here's an article on humanely euthanizing your fish:
Fish Euthanasia

Alkiazer · 09-27-2008, 08:45 PM

Other info on ich/ick:
http://www.caloriesperhour.com/fish/notes_ich.html

This Link doesnt Work =(

Lotus · 10-04-2008, 02:30 PM

I've changed the link, it should work now

zebra5150 · 06-11-2009, 11:29 AM

The fishpalace (first) link is broken. Thanks for the links, looks like there is some sort of bacterial infection going on in my tank.

05-17-2006, 09:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lotus Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 14,642	Getting help with fish diseases To help us help you.... *Before you post, please* look through some of these sites to see if you can identify the disease you have. The first two links here are great places to start. If you can't work out what your fish have, please post: Tank size Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH readings from your tank How long your tank has been running The other fish in the tank, and numbers of them A full description of the symptoms If there are any spots or lumps, please describe color, texture, size, where they're located on the fish, whether they're growing in size or in number, and which fish are affected. Here's a quick guide on some disease diagnosis and treatment sites: Pictoral guide to diagnosing common diseases, with suggested treatments: http://www.fishpalace.org/Disease.html Guide to diseases by symptoms, along with treatment recommendations: Fish Disease, Diseases of Fish, Medications & Fish Health Treatments Cichlid-Forum's Ich article: one of the best and most comprehensive: http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/ich.php Other info on ich/ick: Peter's Ich Notes for Freshwater Tropical Fish Aquariums Flexibacter article: http://www.flippersandfins.net/flexibacter.htm Koi/Goldfish disease site (with excellent diagnosis help): Koi and Koi Ponds Water Gardeners Goldfish and Koi Nishikigoi Koi Filtration Pond and Koi Pumps Koi and Pond Supplies If it's too late, here's an article on humanely euthanizing** your fish: Fish Euthanasia Last edited by Lotus; 10-04-2008 at 02:29 PM..

10-04-2008, 02:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lotus Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 14,642	I've changed the link, it should work now __________________ Lotus and Ecotank's tanks "So long, and thanks for all the fish."

09-27-2008, 08:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Alkiazer Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: ABQ Posts: 72	Other info on ich/ick: http://www.caloriesperhour.com/fish/notes_ich.html This Link doesnt Work =(

06-11-2009, 11:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
zebra5150 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3	The fishpalace (first) link is broken. Thanks for the links, looks like there is some sort of bacterial infection going on in my tank.