Treatment On Common Goldfish Diseases

An important aspect of goldfish care is to observe them regularly to ensure that they are healthy. This will save your efforts and time to make trips to a pet store or your vet.

Like human beings, fish require oxygen to live. They release carbon dioxide. At the same time, the plants in your aquarium will take in carbon dioxide and they will release oxygen. So if you have many plants in your aquarium, they will help goldfish to remain healthy.

This is just a basic requirement of fish. Over and about that, you need to do some more things to keep your fish disease-free. So you need to keep the aquarium clean, you should feed the fish healthy food at appropriate times maintain normal temperatures in the aquarium and change the water regularly.

In spite of all these normal maintenance tasks, your fish may still become sick. Here are the common diseases your fish may suffer from -

1. The ich problem - this is very common problem of goldfish. This will infect all the fish in your aquarium quickly if you are not regular in your observation. It is a parasitic disease and the fish develop white spots on their body. They may try to rub on the walls of your aquarium which may hurt them also. In the early stages of this infection, the fish will have cloudy eyes. You must immediately consult your pet shop for a suitable treatment. You should also remove the infected fish from the main aquarium and put it in a separate tank.

2. Fungus - this is an infection similar to the ich problem. If any of your fish has a wound or injury, the area of such wound will be developing fungus. There may be some gray or white patches on the body also. If you are quick in your treatment, this fungus problem can be easily treated.

3. Dropsy - this is not a particular disease, but it is a condition in which the abdomen of fish gets swollen. This may be due to excessive fluids or cavities. They can damage the scales of the fish. There may be some bacterial infection or some parasite which is the cause of such a condition. This infection may be contagious and you should consult the pet shop quickly for a successful treatment.

4. The swim bladder problems - this may be a genetic disorder under which the fish cannot stabilize itself in the aquarium. It may occur due to inappropriate diet or dirty water conditions in the aquarium. For this reason, you need to keep your aquarium clean. In addition, you can feed your fish peas which can treat this problem well.

5. Anchor worms - they are usually found in the shape of strings which are clear, greenish or brownish. You can see such worms on the body of fish. They gradually try to go deep into the flesh of the fish. The main reason for this disease is infection coming from some plants in your aquarium. If you have taken some plants from rivers or if you have fed your fish with live food that may be the cause of such infection.

This is a serious disease and you should act immediately upon notice. Your pet shop can provide appropriate solution to this problem. It may be in the form of some chemical which can be added to the water of your aquarium. That will kill the parasite within a few days.

Usually goldfish are considered to be hardy fish. However due to your mistakes in feeding them or maintaining the aquarium conditions, they may develop some of the above diseases. The main solution to keep away from all such diseases is your keen and regular observation.