Health
As the age old saying goes “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. How true this is. By preventing illness in your fish you don’t have to worry about being able to successfully treat them. So many of the known diseases and disorders that affect fish can be prevented by providing them ... Read More
April 15th, 2009 | Health | No Comments »
Tags: acclimatize, diet, disease, fish health, illness, quarantine
What is Abdominal Dropsy and how can you treat it?
Abdominal Dropsy is a disease that is caused by bacteria and viruses that are found in almost every aquarium. Almost all fish species can be affected. Even without a specific host, the bacteria can reproduce for months in the water, substrate and filtration of an aquarium. ... Read More
April 15th, 2009 | Health | 2 Comments »
Tags: abdominal swelling, aggression, bacterial flora, body cavity, clout, diet, dropsy, excess fluid, filtration, Fish, fishes, furan, medication, pop eye, salts, stress, substrate, tank, tropheus, unsanitary conditions
To be able to offer your fish a healthy environment in which they can live you first need to be able to understand not only their behavioral, but also their biological and chemical factors that can affect them both in the wild and in your aquarium. Two related factors that you can control in your ... Read More
April 15th, 2009 | Health | 1 Comment »
Tags: aggression, ammonia, chemical factors, chemicals, dead fish, diet, dillution, fear, females, filtration, Fish, fishes, healthy environment, nitrate, nitrite, parameters, stress, tank, water parameters, water quality, wild fish, wilds
Haven’t heard of bloat?
Just google “tropheus bloat” and get comfortable as there are many horror stories recorded on the web. Meanwhile here is a short description: Bloat is caused by Intestinal flagellates and cilliates. With bloat, normally the fish will exclude itself from the group, often swim backwards and lose it’s appetite some develop ... Read More
April 8th, 2009 | Health | No Comments »
Tags: accurate diagnosis, animal disease, appetite, bloat, cilliates, feces, fish keepers, fishes, flagellates, good question, google, horror stories, medication, microscope, option one, s, short description, trichomonas, vet, will take some time
Whether you are new to or experienced at keeping Tropheus you will no doubt one day go looking for medications to help you combat illnesses like bloat, dropsy, fin rot, tail rot etc.
Here is a list of some of the meds you may like to add to your Fish First Aid Kit and some brief ... Read More
February 10th, 2009 | Health | 3 Comments »
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