What Are Fungal Infections?
Common Symptoms of
Fungal Infections
Fungal infections can be difficult to spot because they often look like other diseases. Some common symptoms to watch for include:
- White patches on the skin or fins
- Cloudy eyes
- Flashing (rubbing body on objects)
- Lethargy
- Loss of appetite
A complete guide to fungal infections
What are they?
Fungal infections are caused by a type of fungus that can infect a wide variety of organisms like fish.
Common types
- Saprolegnia2
- Ichthyophonus Hoferi
Common symptoms
- White patches on skin
- Cloudy eyes
- Flashing
- Lethargy
Treatment options
- Quarantine the sick fish
- Clean tank or pond with potassium permanganate
- Use fungal treatment on affected fish
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How Do Fungal
Infections Affect Fish?
Fungal infections can cause a variety of issues in fish if left untreated. They can lead to serious health problems, including damage to internal organs. Fungi can also affect the quality of the water, making it more difficult for fish to breathe. In addition, fungi can kill other beneficial microorganisms in the water, which can harm the overall health of all the fish in your aquarium or pond.
How to Treat Fungal Infections
Start by ensuring that your tank parameters are in order. Poor water quality will quickly make things worse and harder to cure. Next, we recommend you remove the infected fish from the rest of the tank. That is unless you are seeing the growth in multiple fish, then It's best you treat the whole tank. You will want to purchase a reputable medication to treat them with. API Melafix is easily found in most pet stores. Read the instructions thoroughly for best results. Depending on the infection you can also introduce aquarium salt or raise the temperature in the tank. Note however that some fish can not tolerate salt in the aquarium along with higher temperatures.