Transcript Saltwater Fish Diseases

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.