List of aquarium diseases
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The following is a list of aquarium diseases. New fish can sometimes introduce diseases to aquaria, and these can be difficult to diagnose and treat. Most fish diseases are also aggravated when the fish is stressed.
Common aquarium diseases include the following:
Common aquarium diseases include the following:
- Amylodinium (marine velvet)
- Anchor worms
- ColumnarisColumnarisColumnaris is a symptom of disease in fish which results from an infection caused by the gram negative, aerobic, rod shaped bacterium Flavobacterium columnare. It was previously known by the names of bacillus columnaris, chondrococcus columnaris, cytophaga columnaris and flexibacter columnaris...
- CryptocaryonCryptocaryonCryptocaryon irritans is a species of ciliate protozoa that parasitizes marine fish, and is one of the most common causes of disease in marine aquaria.-Taxonomy:...
(marine ick) - DactylogyrusDactylogyrusDactylogyrus is a genus of the Dactylogyridae family. They are commonly known as gill flukesLike other monogeneans, Dactylogyrus only has one host required to complete its life cycle.-Introduction:...
(gill flukes) - DropsyFish dropsyDropsy is a common disease among fresh-water aquarium fish. It is characterized by a swollen or hollow abdomen. The name is from an old name for Edema in humans. -Symptoms:...
- Mycobacterium marinumMycobacterium marinumMycobacterium marinum is a free-living bacterium, which causes opportunistic infections in humans.- History :Although Aronson isolated this mycobacterium in 1926 from a fish, it was not until 1951 that it was found to be the cause of human disease by Linell and Norden...
(fish tubercolosis) - Fin rotFin rotFin rot is a symptom of disease or the actual disease in fish. This is a disease which is most often observed in aquaria and aquaculture, but can also occur in natural populations....
- Gyrodactylus (skin flukes)
- Skin or Gill Flukes
- IchthyophthiriusIchthyophthiriusIchthyophthirius multifiliis is a common disease of freshwater fish. It is caused by the protozoa Ichtyopthirius. Ich is one of the most common and persistent diseases.The protozoan is an ectoparasite...
(white spot or ick) - Velvet DiseaseVelvet (fish disease)Velvet disease, also called gold dust disease is a fish disease caused by the dinoflagellate parasites of the genus Piscinoodinium, which gives the fish a dusty, slimy look. The disease occurs most commonly in tropical and marine aquaria.-Life cycle:The single-celled parasite's life cycle can be...
, including OodiniumOodiniumOödinium is a genus of microscopic parasitic dinoflagellates. They live off salt and fresh water fish, causing a type of fish velvet disease . One species has also been recorded on various cnidarians .The host typically develops small yellow or gold dust scattered on its head, fins and body... - HexamitaHexamitaHexamita is a genus of parasitic diplomonads.It is related to Giardia.H. columbae and H. meleagridis lives in the intestines of birds.H. muris and H. pitheci lives in the intestines of mammals.H. salmonis and H...
(hole in the head) - LymphocystisLymphocystisLymphocystis is a common viral disease of freshwater and saltwater fish.Aquarists often come across this virus when their fish are stressed such as when put into a new environment and the virus is able to grow....
- Flexibacter columnaris
- Piscine tuberculosis