| Although partial water changes and good quality food | | | | affected by this illness. Treatment of this illness |
| lower the chances of fish ailments, fish keepers | | | | consists of improving water quality by changing 30% |
| should always know ways to treating common | | | | water every 2 days for 1 month. While changing the |
| ailments in freshwater aquarium fish. There are many | | | | water you should also use 1 teaspoon aquarium salt |
| diseases that can strike fish and while some of these | | | | per gallon water. After this disease has been cured |
| diseases are rare, others are more common. This | | | | you should continue to maintain water quality so that |
| article will elaborate on all you need to know about | | | | your fish are not affected by this illness again. A |
| treating common ailments in aquarium fish. | | | | combination of Marcyn medications are sometimes |
| Illness in Fish | | | | used to treat hole in the head disease. |
| Aquariums contain many parasites that cause | | | | Treating Dropsy |
| diseases like hex, ich, hole in the head disease, velvet | | | | Dropsy in fish is caused due to bacteria and |
| and dropsy. Fish that have a healthy immune system | | | | symptoms of dropsy include a swollen tummy and |
| fight off these parasites but fish that are stressed | | | | scales that protrude like a pine cone when looked |
| out get affected by these parasites. Partial water | | | | from above. This disease is considered fatal and hard |
| changes and good food ensure that your fish have a | | | | to treat if not caught in time. Treatment of dropsy |
| strong immune system. | | | | consists of using Epsom salt to extract water from |
| Treating Ich | | | | the body of the fish. Anti bacterial medicines like |
| Ich is also known as white spots since the main | | | | teramycin can also be used but antibiotics should be |
| symptom of this disease is white spots on the body | | | | used if Epsom salt does not work. |
| of the affected fish. Fish that are affected by ich | | | | Assembling a First Aid Kit for Fish |
| often scratch their bodies on decorations and the | | | | Your first aid kit for treating common ailments in |
| glass which causes wounds along with secondary | | | | aquarium fish should contain aquarium salt, Marcyn I, |
| infection. Treatment of this disease consists of raising | | | | Marcyn II, teramycin, metronidazole and Epsom salt. |
| the temperature of the water by 2 - 3 degrees and | | | | You should replace medicines whenever you use |
| using 1 teaspoon aquarium salt per gallon water. If | | | | them and you should replace medicines that have |
| the affected fish does not improve with this course | | | | expired. |
| of treatment then you can use malachite green or | | | | Note |
| methylene blue to treat the fish. | | | | While treating common ailments in aquarium fish you |
| Treating Hole in The Head | | | | should partially change the water once to keep the |
| Hole in the head is caused due to a lot of factors but | | | | nitrate levels in control. It is important to remember |
| the most common cause is bad water conditions. The | | | | that copper based medications kill invertebrates, |
| main symptom of this illness is a hole in the forehead | | | | plants and scale less fish so these medicines should |
| of the fish. Angelfish, Oscars and discus are often | | | | be used with caution. |