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Fish Health & Diseases
Anatomy diagram
Types of disease

Disease Prevention
Tips to prevent disease

Identification
Tips for diagnosis

Causes of Disease
What causes diseases?
Environmental stress
Pathogen excess
Bad water quality
Physical damage
Other causes

Treatment
Using treatments

Disease Index
Select a disease from the list:


Fish Health
In this area of the site you can find out about the best ways to prevent, identify, and treat diseases to keep your fish healthy. Just use the menu on the left to read the various sections and guides, or look at some common diseases and health problems with the Disease Index.

The diagram below will help you to become familiar with your fishes anatomy - just move your mouse over the diagram and click on each section for a description.
About Scales
Step 1 - Identification
Look for obvious symptoms and use our identification guides to make a diagnosis.
Step 2 - Eliminate the cause
Treatments may not work if the fish are in adverse conditions so check for possible causes.
Step 3 - Treatment
Use our treatment guides for tips on choosing and using treatments effectively
Fish Anatomy Diagram Mouth Nares (Nostrils) Eye Operculum (Gill Cover) Pectoral Fins Pelvic Fins Lateral Line Spiny Dorsal Fin Soft Dorsal Fin Anal Fin Adipose Fin Caudal Fin Caudal Penuncle



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