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Saltwater Diseases : Symptoms & Treatments

Saltwater Diseases

contributed by Thomas Sasala

Scientific vs. Common Disease Names

Scientific Name	Common Names
Amyloodinium ocellateum	Amyloodinium, Oodinium, Marine Velvet, Saltwater Ich
Cryptocaryon irritans	Cryptocaryon, White spot disease, Saltwater Ich
Brookynella Hostillis	Brooklynella, Clownfish disease, Angelfish disease
Mycobacteria marinum	Fish TB
Tubellarian worms	Black Ich, Tang Disease
Benedenia melleni	Fish Flukes
Argulus sp.	Fish lice
Ichthyosporidium hoferi	Fungus Disease
Unknown	Head and lateral line erosion (HLLE)
Lymphocystis virus	Viral disease, Cauliflower disease
Pseudomonas sp.	Fin Rot, Red Spot Disease, Ulcers (Bacterial Disease)
Vibrio anquillarium	Vibrio, "Wipe Out"

Suggested Treatment

Disease Name	Treatment
1(4) Black Ich	Freshwater dip coupled with formalin bath
2(4) Brookynella*	Copper coupled with formalin bath
3 Fin Rot	Erythromycin, Neomycin
4 Fish Lice and Flukes	Freshwater dip or Formalin bath
5 HLLE	? - Better environment
6 Intern. Parasites	Medicated Food
7 Cryptocaryon*	Formalin bath (1/2 -1 hour) once every other day for a week.
8 Ichthyosporidium	None - better environment
9 Lymphocystis	(None - it should go away)
10 Amyloodinium*	Freshwater dip coupled with copper
11 Microsporidian	None - euthanasia
12 Poisoning	Massive water changes/move to an untainted environment
13 Poor Diet	Vary Diet; meet the requirements of the animal
14 TB	Kanamycin, Isoniazid
15 Vibrio	Erythromycin, Neomycin
* Both tank and fish must be treated to erradicate the pest.

Symptom Verses Likely Disease

X = positive sign
P = possible sign

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Black Spots	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Change in color	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	X	-	-	-	X	-	P	X
Cloudy Eyes	-	-	-	X	-	-	P	-	-	P	-	X	-	-	-
Distended Stomach	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P
Erratic Swimming	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	-	-	X	X	-	-	P
Emaciation	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	-	-	X	-	X	P	-
Fin Erosion	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P
Gasping	-	-	-	X	-	-	P	-	-	P	-	X	-	-	-
Gold/Brown Spots	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-
Lack of appetite	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	X	P	-	X	X
Listless	-	-	-	P	-	-	P	X	-	P	P	X	-	X	X
"Pop Eyes"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P
Reddened Areas	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X
Rough Skin	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	-	X	-	-	-	-	-
Rubbing	X	-	-	X	-	-	X	-	-	X	-	P	-	-	-
Ulcers/holes	-	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P
Wormlike attachments	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Warty growths	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-
White Patches	-	X	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-
White Spots (1mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	-	P	-	-	-	-	-

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