Tag archive for ‘cichlid disease’
Fish Tuberculosis
General Information
Fish Tuberculosis is an extremely dangerous disease. It is very contagious and can wipe out your entire aquarium with little warning. Infection of this disease causes small nodules on the surface of fresh water fish. Be aware that humans can contract fish tuberculosis through cracks in the skin, cuts, etc while [...]
Swim Bladder Disease
General Information
Swim bladder disease is most often noticed when a fish floats at the of the water, or a fish that stays on the bottom of the tank and doesn’t seem to be able to rise easily . A fish that has normal buoyancy but is laying on one side or the other does not [...]
Malawi Bloat
Malawi Bloat can effect all African Cichlids, not just those from the very popular Lake Malawi. The freshwater fish that seem to be most prone to contracting Malawi Bloat are those that eat mostly a vegetable diet.
The first symptom of Malawi Bloat is usually the loss of a fishes appetite. Other fish will [...]
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