| # | Image | Disease Title | Top 3 Symptoms |
| 1. |  |
Ammonia Poisoning |
Red streaking on the fins or body.
Purple or red gills.
Fins are torn & jagged.
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| 2. |  |
Anchor Worms |
Tiny white-green or red worms in wounds.
Frequent rubbing or "flashing".
Ulcers may appear. |
| 3. |  |
Black Spot |
Small black speckles on body.
Frequent rubbing or "flashing".
Small black smudges on fish. |
| 4. |  |
Cataracts |
White or grey "foggy" eyes.
Eye looks like it has a slime coat.
Tendency to bump into things. |
| 5. |  |
Cotton Mouth |
White "Cotton like" fungus on the mouth.
Lethargy and loss of appetite.
White spots on mouth, scales, and fins. |
| 6. |  |
Curved Spine (Fish TB) |
Curved or Crooked Spine.
Lesions on the body.
loss of scales. |
| 7. |  |
Dropsy |
Huge, Fat, Bloated Belly.
Lethargy and loss of appetite.
Scales almost popping off. |
| 8. |  |
Fin Rot |
Fins turn Jagged or whitish and die back.
Fins look like they were ripped off.
Fish is not eating. |
| 9. |  |
Hole in the Head |
Hole in the head.
Small sore on head.
Lethargy and loss of appetite. |
| 10. |  |
Ichthyophthirius
(white spot or ick) |
Small white "salt-like" pimples on fins & body.
Lethargy and loss of appetite.
Frequent rubbing or "flashing". |
| 11. |  |
Neon Tetra Disease |
Restlessness.
Whitened areas deep into the fishes' flesh.
Spine may become curved. |
| 12. |  |
New Tank Syndrome |
Sudden Death.
Cloudy Water.
Unexplained Death. |
| 13. |  |
Oodinium (velvet) |
Fine grey-gold to whitish 'dust' on the body.
Very rapid gill movement.
Scratching or flashing. |
| 14. |  |
Parasites (External) |
Large ugly sores on body.
Skin looks grey in patches.
Fish swim aimlessly.
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| 15. |  |
Planaria
(white hairlike worms) |
Small White Hairlike Worms.
Tiny, Wiggley Worms often found in the substrate. |
| 16. |  |
Pop Eye |
One or both eyes protrude from the head in an unusual fashion.
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| 17. |  |
Skin / Gill Flukes |
Fish gasps for air at the water's surface
Gills open and close rapidly
Gills are covered in mucus
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| 18. |  |
Swim Bladder Disease |
Erratic Swimming Position
Loss of equilibrium
Fish will be unable to maintain buoyancy
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| 19. |  |
Vitamin Deficiencies |
Scoliosis (Curved Spine)
Reduced Growth
Anorexia (Lack or Loss of Appetite)
View Symptoms per Vitamin
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