Symptoms |
Cause |
Treatments & Links |
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A). Fish swim normally, but breathe heavily If Not ↓
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Is the temperature too high? If Not ↓
If Not ↓ Your fish are affected with a gill disease |
Slowly lower water temperature by gradually replacing it with cooler water. Adjust heater.
Treat with Acriflavine Neutral -or- Forma Green |
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B). Fish hang out just beneath the surface of the water and breathe rapidly. They move around less and die in full color If Not ↓
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Are the Gills lilac in color? Ammonia poisoning! If Not ↓
The fish have Whirling disease |
Do partial water changes. Add 2 - 5 drops per gallon of Methylene Blue.
Do several partial water changes and test for Nitrites. |
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C). All the fish, or just closely related species, dart about, jump and hit the walls of the aquarium and other objects. Colors fade If Not ↓ |
A toxin is in the water. Has any medication been given recently? If Not ↓ The fish have Whirling disease |
Do several partial water changes. Filter the water over fresh activated charcoal. Test the tank landscape for toxic substances.
Treat the fish with: Quinine Sulfate |
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D). Some fish remain apart from others and darken in color
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They may be affected by skin parasites If Not ↓ Intestinal Parasites may also be the cause. Are the fish getting skinnier? If Not ↓ Have the fish darkened or become apathetic? The fish may have blood flagellates If Not ↓ |
Use: Praziquantel -or- De-Los -or- Parinox -or- Copper Sulfate.
Examine the Feces. Treat with Paracide-X.
Treat the fish with Methylene Blue for 5-7 days.
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Are there other changes (e.g. losing weight, pop-eye, swollen body?) Dropsy!
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For pop-eye use Erythromycin If both eyes are swollen, this is dropsy and is hard to cure. Try raising the temp up to 84 degrees fahrenheit. Use a Doxycycline/Kanamycin combo treatment for up to 2 weeks. If losing weight and sunken eyes, this could be Tuberculosis. Quarantine this fish and treat with Kanamycin for up to 30 days. |
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| E). Are the fish losing weight without fading, and do many have swollen bellies? Are their droppings white and mucoid? |
Your fish have intestinal flagellates
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Treat the fish with Paracide-D -or- Paracide-X
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