Are freshwater or saltwater fish more prone to disease? Can I get some opinions, also some websites that could help me figure this out? Also are infectious diseases in fish more common to freshwater or saltwater fish?
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But your questions are very broad. I'll try to answer your questions if that helps. Ich is the most common contagious disease in both FW and SW. In SW, tangs often are the ones most vulnerable to ich and therefore should be quarantined prior to buying them. Scaleless fish in FW are also most vulnerable although ich will not occur at all unless introduced via unquarantined specimens as they simply reside in gill tissues and cannot be seen by naked eyes until they begin to appear as a mass outbreak.
Bacterial infection is the second biggest problem we are facing in the FW side. A lot of bacterial infection cases are mistaken for fungal infections. Not many people realize how common bacterial infections such as columnaris by Flexibacter columnaris are. We try to as much as possible help them distinguish the true fungal infections from the false ones. Point in case is true fungal infections are very rare. Bacterial infections are fatal if not treated immediately and these cases progress quickly in high end temperatures compared to low ends.
The third problem often faced is Malawi bloat or dropsy. The cause is not often known as this problem happens internally. Causes are often pinpointed to bacterial, viral infections, damaged organs, excessive proteins and internal parasites. What many people do not realize is that excessive proteins, while it could help with the fish's growth rate, can be very damaging. Proteins are not easily digested and if accummulated in the digestive organs, this may clog the organs and eventually damage them. The fish will appear to have a very distended abdomen, pop eyes and protruding scales although not all symptoms will appear altogether. Treatment for this is not that easy and chances of survival is often very slim.
More information can be found in our sticky threads. Hope this helps.
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Bacterial infection is the second biggest problem we are facing in the FW side. A lot of bacterial infection cases are mistaken for fungal infections. Not many people realize how common bacterial infections such as columnaris by Flexibacter columnaris are. We try to as much as possible help them distinguish the true fungal infections from the false ones. Point in case is true fungal infections are very rare. Bacterial infections are fatal if not treated immediately and these cases progress quickly in high end temperatures compared to low ends.
The third problem often faced is Malawi bloat or dropsy. The cause is not often known as this problem happens internally. Causes are often pinpointed to bacterial, viral infections, damaged organs, excessive proteins and internal parasites. What many people do not realize is that excessive proteins, while it could help with the fish's growth rate, can be very damaging. Proteins are not easily digested and if accummulated in the digestive organs, this may clog the organs and eventually damage them. The fish will appear to have a very distended abdomen, pop eyes and protruding scales although not all symptoms will appear altogether. Treatment for this is not that easy and chances of survival is often very slim.
More information can be found in our sticky threads. Hope this helps.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168667
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