Ailments of tropical fish

Yes, tropical fish sick just like other pets, and in May it be a time you need a veterinarian to check your fish or a phone to consult. The veterinarian you take your cat or dog in May do not know much about fish. The time to find out if it treats the fish is now, before your tropical fish get sick and need its services. If your veterinarian is not up to date on fish diseases, ask for a referral. Do not get caught on a weekend or holiday with a sick fish and not a call.

Some of the most common diseases in tropical fish are as follows:

1. Constipation. A fish that is constipated will not move much and it is likely to remain at the bottome of the aquarium. You will notice her belly is swollen. Constipation is usually caused by eating too much or bad food.

2. Swim bladder. With this condition your fish will not swim in a normal way. It will be swimming on its side, upside down, or a strange position. This may be a side effect of constipation, a bruised swim bladder of mishandling or fighting. Swim bladder can also be a bacterial infection he picked up because the water in his aquarium is dirty.

3. Kidney bloat. It is also sometimes called pinecone disease because the scales stick and your fish look something like a pinecone. The disease is caused by fluids establishment and can be caused by dirty water or other body or failure.

4. Tumors. They present themselves as lumps or bumps and May in some cases resemble a light bulb or warts.

5. Exophthalmus. The causes eyes to bulge, thus giving the disease the most common name of the pop-eye. The cause of the usual pop-eye is an aquarium unclean.

Some fish are contagious diseases and some are not. For more security, at the very early signs of disease, remove the sick or diseased perhaps fish from the aquarium. Thoroughly clean the aquarium and call the veterinarian. It is possible that he can give suggestions to make that call.

Remember, good nutrition for your tropical fish and properly maintaining your aquarium will keep the happy and healthy and make calls to the veterinarian unnecessary.