fish illness
What does it mean when a Siamese fighting fish develops white spots around its eye?
It's bad news, isn't it?
It's bad news, isn't it?
posted by mitch-elle at 3/16/2006 03:09:00 PM
Thursday, March 16, 2006
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Around or on the eyes? If its around then its prob ich.
Disease Type: Parasitic
Organism: Ichthyophthirius multifilis
Names: Ich, White Spot
Description: The name translates to "fish louse with many children", a title that fits well, as each parasite may produce over a thousand offspring. Although the disease is the equivalent of a skin infection, it can easily be fatal to a fish stressed by poor diet or habitat.
Symptoms:
Small white spots resembling sand
Fish scratch against rocks and gravel
In advanced stages fish become lethargic
Redness or bloody streaks in advanced stages
Infected fish are covered to various degrees with small white spots. Severe infestations are easy to spot, but small occurrences often go unnoticed. However, ich won't remain unnoticed for long. Like a bad penny, it will be back with a vengeance.
raise temp and add salt, there is medication but it is just a fish.
Thanks! (The fish belongs to a student who keeps e-mailing me to ask what to do about the white spots.) I'll pass along the ich info!
How cute....they're emailing you for fish advice. :S ...Skinny.
What makes you the fishy guru?
It's nice to have someone turn to you for advice and all, but still... hold a sec, are you a biology teacher? If so, then I see the student's point.
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