If your fish has pits or lesions around its head or lateral line, it may have hole-in-the-head (HITH) disease. Find out the causes and treatments for this symptom.
Fish diseases can be hard to diagnose, but if you see red worms coming from your fish, it could be Camallanus worms. Learn about their causes, symptoms, and treatment.
One of the easiest ways to stop your fish from getting sick is to set up a quarantine tank to temporarily isolate newly purchased or ailing fish. A separate aquarium allows you to observe their health, administer treatment, and prevent diseases from spreading.
Internal and external parasites can prevent your aquarium fish from properly absorbing nutrients and gaining a healthy weight. Learn about these 5 antiparasitic medicines to give your fish a clean bill of health.
Neon tetras are a popular nano fish known for their beautiful, red and blue stripes, but sometimes they get a bad reputation for being a “sensitive” fish that is prone to dying. Let’s discuss why neon tetras get sick, what is neon tetra disease, and how to prevent it.
Anubias rot is an uncommon disease that can affect anubias plants in the aquarium hobby. Unfortunately, there is very little information about how it starts and how to stop its spread. In this article, let's talk about the common symptoms, possible causes, and the best course of action to take.
Livebearer disease is a catch-all term used to describe many disorders that commonly affect livebearers (or fish that bear live young). These different ailments can include the shimmies, wasting disease, body fungus, and more. The first step is to properly diagnose your fish and then treat for their specific type...
Treating sick aquarium fish can be difficult, especially if you’re new to the hobby or have never seen this disease before. Based on years of experience helping customers at our fish store and online, here are the step-by-step guidelines and medications we personally use to get our fish back to...
Do you have a mysterious, blue-green slime taking over your aquarium? Or is there a strange smell coming from your fish tank? You might be dealing with blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria). In this article, we cover the causes of blue-green algae and how to get rid of it once and...
If your fish has a white- or gray-colored growth on its mouth or body, it could have a fungal infection. Fungal outbreaks are often caused by stressful or poor water conditions and can lead to secondary diseases, so it’s important to address the problem immediately. In this article, we cover...
Ich is one of the most common diseases that your aquarium fish can encounter. Also known as freshwater ick or white spot disease, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis is an external parasite that feeds off your fish's body. Many different approaches exist for combating this illness, but after more than a decade of testing,...
Should aquarium salt be used in freshwater tanks? Some people recommend dosing it all the time to provide fish with essential electrolytes while others say it’s mostly used for treating diseases. After years of testing with thousands of fish, we believe salt is one of the best, all-encompassing fish medications...
