FOSSARINO PRODUCTIONS

Here is a list of things to be aware of when you suspect there is something wrong in the fish tank. As horrible as it sounds, it is better to take out a sick fish than to let the disease kill the rest of the fish in the tank. All it takes is an unattended dead fish to be nibbled on by other fish and contract the parasite or disease. Understanding that everyone can not afford a "sick tank" at the ready, some sacrifices will have to be made.

for sick fish

Bad signs:

1. The fish is scratching against tank decorations, rocks or sides of the tank.

2. There are visible spots, lesions, lumps, or white patches on the fish's body or fins.

3. The fish's tail or fins appear frayed at the edges or are breaking off, disappeared.

4. Red streaks near scales.

5. The fish gasps at the surface of the water.

6. Gills that are puffy or swollen and the gill tissue is bright red or even a grayish color.

7. Clamped fins Fish suddenly becomes really fat.

8. The fish refuses its usual food for more than 2 days.

9. The fish floats, sinks, whirls, or swims sideways.

10. A normally active fish is still.

11. A normally still fish is very active.

12. Other fish alerting you of something going wrong by flashing or swimming frantically around tank .