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Aquarium Disease and Cure

Aquarium keeping is a hobby for many who love to culture underwater organisms. If an aquarium is well maintained and taken care of, it can be a thing of pride. A fresh water aquarium with healthy fishes in it can be a dazzling and breathtaking centerpiece. Enjoy the envious glance of others as you become the proud owner of an aquarium. But before you set out to buy an aquarium, know about the common problems that you may face while maintaining an aquarium. The most prominent problem faced by most of aquarium owners is various fish diseases and its cure.

If you donot take good care about the fishes and filtration of water, there is high chances of fish death. Most of the time fish death is caused by internal and external parasite. Hence, proper treatment of fish is vital to keep your fishes lively and healthy. Some of the common behavioral symptoms that you can watch for to determine the health of your fishes are as follows:

Lying low at the bottom of the aquarium or hanging towards the surface.
Panting when coming at water level
Dull and lethargic attitude
No response while feeding
Swimming with Finns clamps up
Swollen eye
White spots
Dropsy

As you know the symptoms of fish disease, also know about the diseases in detail and also its cure. Mxyazin,

Diseases of Fishes	Symptoms	Cure
Parasites	white spots, rapid movement	Anti Whitespot,
	Rubbing against rocks	WS3, Protozin,
		Whitespotcure
Internal Bacteria	swollen eye, open sores,	Anti Internal
	swelling of abdomen,	Bacteria
		loss of appetite
Fungus	cotton wool type growth on	Anti Fungus,
	body and mouth	Protozin or Fungus
		cure
Finrot	tail or fins being eaten away	Anti Fungus and
		Finrot,
		Melafix
Slime and Velvet	grey patches, gold and	Anti Slime and Velvet or
	yellow spots	Protozin
External parasite	worms attached to body	----------------

Apart from these common fish diseases, there are more diseases of fish that need medication. Scroll down to get an idea about the diseases faced by aquarium fishes:

Fish Diseases and Their Treatment: Bacterial