| There are several goldfish diseases that can | | | | your fish. Once they get into the tank, they |
| threaten the health of your aquatic pet, but | | | | need to be taken care of quickly because they |
| if you provide the proper tank maintenance | | | | will actually multiply and infect all the |
| and make sure that the water is of good | | | | fish in the tank. That's why it's important |
| quality there will be less of a chance of | | | | when buying new fish for yout tank that you |
| your fish getting sick. Goldfish can actually | | | | inspect them carefully to make sure that they |
| live for quite some time - many years - if | | | | don't have Ich that can be introduced into |
| cared for properly, but many of them do not | | | | your fish. |
| receive the care they need and die of | | | | |
| diseases when they are relatively young. | | | | Another goldfish disease to look out for is |
| | | | fin rot or tail rot. This is actually a |
| But how do you know if your fish is sick? One | | | | bacterial infection which starts on the |
| way is to be sure to observe your fish every | | | | injured part of a fin. It's important to keep |
| day. After all, isn't that why you adopted | | | | a lookout for this disease if there are other |
| him? Be sure that you know his regular | | | | fishes that knit at your goldfishes fins. |
| routine and if you see him acting strange in | | | | What happens is the bacteria gets into the |
| any way, this might indicate that a closer | | | | injury and starts eating away at the tissue |
| inspection is needed to rule out any type of | | | | he can eat up into the fish's body if left |
| illness. Most aquarium fish diseases can be | | | | untreated. |
| successfully treated if caught early enough | | | | |
| so keep a keen eye! | | | | Some goldfish naturally have large bulbous |
| | | | eyes but there is also a disease called |
| One such disease is Ichtyopthirius - simply | | | | Popeye that can happen to your goldfish as |
| known as Ich. This is quite common in many | | | | well as other fish in the tank. if you notice |
| fish including goldfish and appears as small | | | | that your fishes eyes are sticking out a bit |
| white fuzzies on their scales. It goes | | | | more than usual, you might want to put your |
| unnoticed quite a bit as it can appear to be | | | | fish in a hospital tank and be sure he |
| just a bubble or something benign. These are | | | | doesn't come in contact with other fish until |
| actually parasitic organisms that live off of | | | | this is treated. |