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 »
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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
