Diseases of the goldfish - the care of their master

These wonderful marine creatures began to please the eye of a man 15 centuries ago, when they appeared in China, and then the Koreans began to plant a domesticated individual in their reservoirs. Its successful swimming aquarium goldfish (in fact - carp) continued in the direction of the West and in the XVIII century reached Russia. With its coloring (pink, bright red, yellow, white, bronze and black and blue), the gold crucian has always been a pleasure to its owners. Afflicted them could only disease of a goldfish. In reservoirs, with proper care, individuals can reach a size of 35 cm, but in an aquarium it is very doubtful.

Conditions of detention

Decorate your home aquarium fish, whose diseases are most often provoked by the conditions of detention, will be a long time, taking on the function of the element of decor. For them, the availability of access to oxygen, sufficient water space, timely proper nutrition, and most importantly, the lack of inhabitants of the aquarium, which is characterized by aggressiveness and impulsiveness. If you do not create such conditions, all your efforts to breed fish will be futile. Particularly upset, as you understand, children, when on the bottom of the aquarium lie immovable goldfish, whose diseases have become for you a complete surprise. This turn of events can permanently spoil the mood of the baby, and accordingly - to you.

Diseases of the goldfish can be recognized by its appetite, the sheen of the scales, the brightness of the color, and of course, by mobility. The owner of the aquarium should alert the raid on their body, the upper fin inclined to the side, which should be placed vertically, and the most important and dangerous is the various formations that say that the matter has gone very far.

Major diseases

So, the diseases of a goldfish appear as follows:

• Muddy scales with a velvety coating as a harbinger of scabies (immediately it is required to change the water in full);
• Tumors of different color on the fins and skin under the scales, or fish smallpox (there is no cure for treatment, there is no particular danger, and the appearance of the fish is badly spoiled);
• Dropsy, threatens with sepsis (the biggest threat of goldfish, is cured only at the initial stage by moving them under running water and bathing every other day in manganese);
• Hyphae or threads of white color, flagellates capable of germinating in the trunk of a fish, then there may appear holes in the head with the release of a white substance (urgently take measures so that the fish does not lie to the bottom, from which it can no longer rise);
• Velvet disease - oodinosis - with the loss of color brightness, exfoliation of the mucous membrane, milky bloom, coalesced fins (long treatment with medicinal preparations in a common aquarium is necessary for the parallel treatment of all its inhabitants);
• Inflammation of the stomach as a result of overfeeding dried bloodworm, daphnia and gammarus (the gluttony of a goldfish has long been known, so feed should be fed as much as it can swallow in three minutes).

If you create the required conditions and in time to notice the slightest deviations in the behavior and appearance of the individual, then the diseases of the goldfish will not disturb you. There are many amateurs and specialists in breeding ornamental fish, especially in large cities. There are specialized markets or their sections for the sale of aquarium fish. There are always people who can get advice if you need it. Together you will overcome the diseases of the goldfish, and your quick and vivid "gold" in the scales will still be a pleasure for everyone.