Some Easy Preventive Measures in Combating Fish Diseases
| Over 90 per cent of fish afflictions can be avoided if proper care and maintenance were routinely established. Performing simple tasks such as cleaning the fish tank frequently, avoiding overcrowding and overfeeding, and quarantining newly purchased fish will make life for your pet fish comfortable and generally disease-free.
Interestingly, it has been discovered that ordinary table salt is the magical cure-all for almost every fish disease and infliction. A teaspoon of salt per gallon can prevent or even kill parasitic inflictions such as Whitespot and Dropsy; in addition to fungal and bacterial infections. Another compound that has an equally powerful affect as salt is copper. This element can be found in over-the-counter aquarium medicine and is generally used to kill snails, slugs and other pesky invertebrates. Like salt, copper treatments in fish aquariums can also prevent or kill parasites. Lastly, it cannot be stressed enough how vital and imperative it is that the aquarium is maintained with fresh, clean water at all times. Polluted water accentuates illnesses and is the biggest cause of fish deaths. The spread of parasitic infections such as Whitespot is caused by the introduction of new fish and plants into the aquarium without properly quarantining them first. Fungal and bacterial inflictions, and also Dropsy, are caused by polluted water or other elements. These inflictions explicitly illustrate why proper care, handling and maintenance from the very start are very important in the continual health of your fish. Preventative and treatment measures as simple as table salt, copper and clean water will prevent almost all possible diseases that could inflict your pet fish. |