Choose one of the following:
Spot disease, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, white spots, Ich or white spot disease
+12
- salt-like specks on the body/fins
- excessive slime
- problems breathing (Ich invades the gills)
- clamped fins
- loss of appetite.
Velvet disease (Oodinium)
+4
- peppery coating giving a yellow to light brown "dust" on body
- clamped fins
- respiratory distress (breathing hard as seen as frequent or quick gill movements)
- glancing off decor or substrate
- possible weight loss.
Cercariae, black spot disease, Black Ick (diplopstomiasis)
+2
- the fish, very irritated, scrapes itself against objects
- small black specks or smudges on the body and around the mouth
- if heavily infected may experience blood loss
Lymphocystis, nodular disease
+5
- abnormally large white lumps (cauliflower) on the fins or other parts of the body
- the cysts are clearly palpable and cannot be stripped off
Cryptocaryon irritans, marine white spot disease, marine Ich
+4
- small white spots, nodules, or patches on their fins, body, or gills
- excessive slime
- problems breathing (ich invades the gills)
- frayed fins
- loss of appetite
- cloudy eyes