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