From Shirlie Sharpe,
Your Guide to Freshwater Aquariums.
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If fish are well cared for, disease is a rare occurrence. On those occasions when a fish becomes ill, having information at your fingertips is critical. Bookmark this page as your one stop reference about fish health, disease, treatment, and prevention.

Health Basics
These basic health practices will help you avoid serious health problems, and recognize disorders when they do occur.

• Flushing Fish
  
• Using Salt
  
• Signs of Fish Disease
  
• Fish disease diagnosis
  
• Parasites - an overview
  
• Treating Disease
  
• Using Antibiotics
  
• Medicated Foods
  
• Malachite green and formalin

Diseases
Disease treatment must be specific to the disorder. These disease profiles include steps for diagnosis, how to treat it, and tips for preventing the disease in the future.

• Ammonia Poisoning
  
• Brown Blood Disease
  
• Columnaris
  
• Cotton Mouth
  
• Fin Rot
• Flexibacter
  
• Ich
  
• Gold Dust
• Nitrite Poisoning
  
• Neon Pleistophora
  
• Rust
• Neon Tetra Disease
  
• White Spot
  
• Velvet / Gold Dust / Rust