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Anchor worms
Glancing off rocks or plants, white-green threads hang out from skin/scales with and inflamed area at the point of attachment. |
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Argulus
Crustaceans on skin |
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Chilodonella
Milky cloudiness on skin, glancing off rocks or plants |
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Costia
Milky cloudiness on skin, glancing off rocks or plants |
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Dropsy
Protrusion of scales with bloated body |
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Ergasilus
Crustaceans on skin |
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Fin or tail rot
Destruction of fins or tail |
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Flukes
Unusual racing around tank, black to red nodules beneath skin, flukes on skin or gills, glancing off rocks or plants |
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Fungus
Gray or white fluffy patches |
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Glugea
Nodular white swellings on fins or body |
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Head and Lateral Line Disease
Hole in head, ulceration of lateral line, loss of appetite |
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Henneguya
Nodular white swellings on fins or body |
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Hexamita
White slimy feces, loss of appetite, swim backwards |
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Ich
Small white spots on the fins/skin, cloudiness of eyes, glancing off rocks or plants |
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Ichthyosporidium
Yellow to black nodules on skin, ulcerated patches on skin |
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Improper Ph levels
Jumping out of tank |
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Injuries
Fins frayed or split, scales missing |
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Internal parasites
Appetite dwindles, belly swells, feces trails |
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Lack of oxygen
Gasping at surface |
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Leeches
Heart shaped worms |
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Lymphocystis
Nodular white swellings on fins or body |
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Nematoda
Worms hanging from anus |
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Neon Tetra Disease
Pale appearance |
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Pop eye
Eyes protrude |
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Red pest
Red streaks on body, ulcerated patches on skin |
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Scale protrusion
Protrusion of scales, body normal |
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Shock
Gasping at surface |
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Swim bladder disease
Severe loss of balance |
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Temperature
Gasping at surface |
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Toxins
Gasping at surface, jumping out of water |
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Tuberculosis
Emaciation, hollow belly, possibly sores |
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Velvet
Peppery coating, yellowish, clamped fins, glancing off rocks or plants, cloudiness of eyes |
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