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Saltwater Fish Diseases Mrs. Salvati Ich or White Spot • Caused by parasites • Looks like white spots Slime Disease • Caused by parasite • Large amount of mucus is produced and dulls color of fish Hole –in-the-Head • Caused by parasites • Cause skin to break open leaving “holes” Velvet Disease/ Coral Disease • Caused by parasites • Appears like velvet-like gold coating of dust on sides of fish White Fungus Growth • Caused by fungus • Looks like cotton spots Flukes • Caused by worm-like parasites Anchor Worms • Parasitic worms • Looks like worms attached to fish body Fish Lice • Crustaceans that attach themselves to fish • Look like flat oval like spots Finrot • Caused by bacteria • Edges of fins break down and look ragged Mouth Fungus • Caused by bacteria • Looks like cotton around mouth Neon Disease • Caused by bacteria • Looks like discoloration • Mostly neon tetras can affect other species Tuberculosis • Caused by bacteria • Fish are slow have deformities of spinal cord Pseudomonas and Aeromaonas • Bacterial Infection • Skin lesions and bellies may be swollen Environmental Control • Lack of oxygen • All fish swim near surface Name: _____________ • List the fish diseases that are caused by parasites • List the fish disease that is caused by a fungus. • List the diseases that are caused by bacteria. • List 3 fish diseases with its symptoms.
