Pop Eye Fish Disease
Fish can become afflicted with many disease such as Pop Eye Fish Disease which can make your fish sick, and even kill them.
Many disease are treated with medicine found at your fish store along with water changes. If your fish aren’t acting up to snuff, you may want to take a closer look at them and try to determine if they are showing the symptoms listed below.
If your fish have Pop Eye Fish Disease, see if they also have tiny white spots like salt - This is probably Ich (Ichthyophthirius), a parasite which is rather common. It is usually caused by poor water quality or stressed out fish whose immune system have weakened. It can be treated easily if caught in time and there are many medications that you can purchase online or at the pet store to treat your tank at the first signs of this tropical fish disease.
If you see that your fish have Grayish cottony patches on their skin or gills, this is probably a fungus caused by decaying matter in the tank. If you haven’t cleaned your tank in a while and there is lots of food and fish waste on the bottom this may be the cause. Easily cured if caught in time, you can buy a remedy for this at the local store or online – and of course you should clean out your tank!
Diseases don’t keep to themselves so the Pop Eye Fish Disease can at times be found in fish that have fin rot. This tropical fish disease is probably caused by bacteria attacking the fins and is likely to happen where there is poor water quality and / or the fish are stressed. If only a few fish are affected, you can isolate them to prevent spread of the bacteria. This can be treated with medicine purchased at the pet store specifically for this type of disease. You should check your fish daily to insure their fins are in good condition as this requires immediate treatment.
Fish scraping itself against bottom, cloudy skin - These are symptoms of Flukes – a parasite which attacks skin and gills. Poor water quality can cause Flukes to multiply and it is very difficult to treat the fish. You can buy medication to put in the tank for this but it must be done at the first sign of “itching”.
fish gasping for air - - Your tank may be overcrowded and not have enough oxygen. Try a pump with an airstone to add some oxygen to the tank.
When you treat your tank for Pop Eye Fish Disease, never overmedicate. Prevention is the best route to a healthy tank, and since most of these disease are caused by poor water quality, your best bet for healthy fish is to perform periodic water changes and clean the tank regularly.