Tropical Fish Disease  

If you are one of the many people that are enthusiastic with regard to your fresh water aquarium then you will need to read this entire page to know how to deal with tropical fish disease that could wipe out all the fish in your aquarium.  

White spot tropical fish disease is probably the most destructive of all the tropical fish diseases. It really can wipe out your whole fish stock if you don’t take action fast.

 Prevention is without a doubt far better than cure for more information on how to prevent white spot tropical fish disease click here. 

Let’s assume that it is too late for prevention where would you go from here? 

 It is important not to lose control of yourself it is a grave situation but it pretty easy to deal with once you know how. There are numerous ways to deal with this but the easiest way is to get some aquarium salts. Parasites find it difficult to survive with regard to salt. By inserting more salt to your aquarium this will kill of the white spot without any damage to the fish. It is essential to read the directions on the packet but they are usually pretty straight forward.

 But before you rush out and buy some aquarium salts you have to make sure that in your stock of fish there is not fish that could be burned by the salt. The types of fish to look out for that this could affect are cardinals, Glow-lights or scale-less catfish.

Another alternative is malachite green. Take caution with this it is a chemical and can have an effect on human’s especially pregnant women and plants in your aquarium so when using it be sure to protect yourself by wearing gloves. As far as the plants are concerned remove them before using it.

 The instructions are pretty clear. This process could take a week to kill all the white spot tropical fish disease. Even when you think you have eliminated all the white spot its smart move to use it for a few more days. 

Many people prefer the UV light method you can buy the inner tank from the local pet store. The UV lights will be already fitted inside the tanks. The only problem the transfer of the fish can be very stressful for them and some are not able to deal with this and you will possibly lose some.

For more information about fresh water tropical fish disease  click here.