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 right 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.
NAVIGATION
*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:
Columnaris Disease (Mouth rot / Mouth fungus / Fin rot)
Costia
Fish Tuberculosis
Lymphocystis
Neon Tetra Disease
Oodinium (Velvet disease)
Saprolegnia (Cotton wool disease)
Spironucleus (Hole in the head / Lateral line erosion)
Whitespot
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:
Columnaris Disease (Mouth rot / Mouth fungus / Fin rot)
Costia
Fish Tuberculosis
Lymphocystis
Neon Tetra Disease
Oodinium (Velvet disease)
Saprolegnia (Cotton wool disease)
Spironucleus (Hole in the head / Lateral line erosion)
Whitespot
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Aquahouse - Oxfordshire
Surrey Aquatics & Reptiles - Surrey
Riverside Aquatics & Crafts - Hereford Worcester
The Giant Pet Store - Norfolk
The Aquatic Habitat - Gloucestershire
Woodford Aquatics - Greater London
Fishey Business Eastbourne - East Sussex
Fishey Business Portslade - East Sussex
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