The best way to deal with fish diseases is to prevent them from happening in the first place. If you don't overcrowd, don't overfeed, do partial...

By: hakkobetta  I got the cute idea to document one of my most recent water changes for my Chronic SBD male Camo, and turn it into a little how...

By: Nathan Miller  Cotton Mouth disease also know as Mouth Fungus is a disease your fish can get and it needs to be dealt with quickly. Cotton...

By TheGreatBlueDiscus The camallanus worm is a type of nematode worm that can inhabit the intestines of tropical and semi-tropical fish. This...

By Fruitylicious  I wanted to do an article on one of the other common fish diseases. I hope this will help us to be more well informed and able...

By Rachel Hunt (Mushi)  Image © Danelle Columnaris is commonly mistaken for a fungal problem, it is NOT a fungus, it is caused by...

By Rachel Hunt (Mushi) Photo © R. Hunt Constipation, although terribly embarrassing, is a very common Betta ailment. Constipation is...

By Rachel Hunt (Mushi)  Examples of Dropsy, Image © Danelle Dropsy, Image © EmmeyJade Dropsy is a serious, usually fatal...

From The   Posted by: brandi Posted on: Mar 24th, 2002, 2:38am

Fin Rot is a very common disease. It is almost always caused by poor water conditions. It is contagious, but most fish are robust enough to resist it...

By Rachel Hunt (Mushi)  A Betta with Finrot © Mushi Fin Rot is arguably the number one issue you will have to deal with if you keep any...

By Fruitylicious I don't want people to be afraid of fish tuberculosis, I want us to be informed about it. I have heard of people getting...

Note: It seems that Had-A-Snail has changed it's formula and is no longer effective "Had-A-Snail" is one of only 2 fish medictions...

More common in goldfish than most other fish, this is a vast moving and particularly destructive disease. It is very sad to watch a fish succumb to...

By Eric Smith Symptoms: Small white spots on a fish’s skin, looking like large grains of salt were sprinkled on the fish. Fish will...

By Rachel Hunt (Mushi)  A Betta with Ick - Image © Danelle Ick is a protozoan parasite, and is extremely contagious. Ick will often...

By Rachel Hunt (Mushi)  Image © Danelle Image © Lois Popeye is a bacterial infection generally caused by poor water quality,...

By Clint Norwood The use of 1 teaspoon of regular rock salt per gallon of aquarium water will do wonders for your fish. It's a sort of magic...

By Essabee  Rock salt, or aquarium salt, or sea salt are used by several aquarist to reduce attacks from parasites like ich, costia, anchor...

By Rachel Hunt (Mushi)  Swim Bladder Disorder Information and SymptomsSwim Bladder Disorder is an extremely common betta ailment, and it...

Swimbladder is a disease which symptoms cause fish to become unable to swim correctly, your fish may exibit swimming toward the bottom of your tank...

By Fruitylicious  Most of us know what ich looks like and how to treat it. but do we know how ich gets on our fish and how to prevent it? I...

By: Nietzsche / AKA Chris Pilson  1) In order to "quarentine" a fish or plant (plants, gravel, fish, everything *can* harbor ich),...

Velvet is the most common disease among Bettas. It is caused by an algae that feeds on the slime coat of the betta, as well as other bodily fluids....

By Rachel Hunt (Mushi)  A Betta with Velvet, Image © Lois Velvet Information and SymptomsVelvet is probably the second most common Betta...