| There is so much that people need to know about | | | | have to raise the water temperature to make this |
| goldfish and perhaps the most important is the fact | | | | medication more effective. Ask an expert and follow |
| that they are perhaps one of the most disease prone | | | | instructions. |
| creatures on the planet. Many people ask me why | | | | How can you prevent this goldfish disease: You can |
| their fish keep dying within a matter of weeks or even | | | | prevent Ick from growing by making sure that you |
| days and I always tell them the same thing, you're not | | | | maintain the tank well with the weekly changes and |
| protecting them from certain diseases related to | | | | keep the water fresh and pollution-free. |
| goldfish. | | | | Fin Rot |
| So what are all of the goldfish diseases known and | | | | Another goldfish disease is fin rot, which is when you |
| how can we go about reducing the likelihood of your | | | | may notice pieces of your fish's fin rotting away over |
| goldfish picking up one of these diseases? First of all | | | | a certain period of time. |
| I'm going to take you through the two most common | | | | Causes: This is also a bacterial infection arising out of |
| goldfish diseases and give you information on how to | | | | poor water conditions. Fin rot usually happens to a fish |
| best treat and more importantly prevent any of these | | | | that is already suffering from something else like an |
| diseases from affecting your fish. | | | | injury caused by tank bites that bite. They are already |
| Goldfish Disease One - Ichtyopthirius | | | | weak and fall prey to this infection. |
| More commonly known as Ick, this is the most | | | | Symptom: Watch out for frayed, rotting, often pale |
| common goldfish disease that has the potential to kill. | | | | pinky-white edged fins and blood streaks on the fin |
| Ick is a parasite that attaches to the goldfish body. | | | | tissue. What happens: The already stressed goldfish is |
| Causes: This happens when the undue stress is put on | | | | infected by this bacterial infection and the fins begin to |
| the goldfish due to bad water conditions, fluctuations in | | | | rot away. Sometimes fungus attacks cause the |
| the temperature and an overall poor quality of | | | | condition to worsen. |
| maintenance. | | | | Treatment: You will need to treat your Goldfish with fin |
| Symptoms: Look for small white spots that look like | | | | rot or anti-bacteria treatment to stop the disease from |
| salt grain on the goldfish's skin, fins and gills. | | | | spreading. Try adding salt to the tank to make up for |
| What happens: This parasite attached to the goldfish | | | | the salt that the fish has lost. Make sure that the water |
| when it is stressed out due to bad conditions and feed | | | | is pollution-free. |
| off the body of the fish. The conditions worsen when | | | | How to prevent it: You can prevent fin rot by making |
| the Ick begins to lay its eggs and reproduces at a very | | | | sure that the water quality is of high quality and see |
| fast pace. | | | | that you maintain it. Also it would be wise to isolate the |
| Treatment: If your goldfish is a victim of Ick, treat him | | | | fish that are biting their tank mates. |
| or her with an anti-parasite medication. Also you might | | | | |