Fish Diseases Prevention
Your fish tank has a high probability of contracting a disease. Having to clean the whole the aquarium because of a disease can be very difficult. The best thing to do is to prevent the disease from ever getting in the tank. Some things are unavoidable, but many things can be prevented easily.
The most common way to get a disease is when a new fish is brought into the tank and already has the disease. When buying new fish make sure they look healthy. If a fish is swimming sporadically it probably has a problem. Some other signs are if a fish lingers at the bottom of the tank or swims upsidedown. Make sure that the fish are healthy before you let them into the tank.
Diseases can enter a tank if the tank is not cleaned properly. When you clean your tank, wash out the tank well. Try not to use bleach, because if any residue is left it will kill your fish. If you use soap, you need to make sure all of the soap is washed out of the tank.
When the fish are healthy move them into the clean tank. Watch that tank for a few days to make sure the disease if fully killed. If any disease re-established, move the fish back into the infected tank until the disease is gone. Move all the healthy fish into the other tank that is healthy. Clean the infected tank out fully.
Cleaning the infected tank is vital for the fish to survive in the tank, when they are put back. Wash everything, the plants, gravel, tank, dcor, heaters and filters. Make sure that the tank and all its contense do not have any soap residue left on them. I would suggest not washing the tank with bleach.
Keeping your tank clean a healthy is key for your fish to survive. If your tank gets a disease, try to clean the tank ASAP. The best weapon to not getting a disease is to not buy infected fish. When you spot a fish acting differently, it may have a disease. Watch your tank if a fish is acting strangely, to spot a disease before it infects others.
Roshan Goodman helps with fish tank and aquarium advice.
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