columnaris - A white cotton like fungus on the body, fins or mouth.
fin and tail rot - Ragged look to end of fins and tail, Missing fins or disolving tail.
gill flukes - Fish scratch their gill plates against ornaments or the glass. They may also remain at the surface with gills wide open gaspng for air.
Dropsy - Drastically swollen body with raised scales. This is a very hard disease to cure.
Ich - small white spots on fins and body, looks like fine salt.
Velvet - A hazy white appearance on the body. Ich and velvet are sometimes hard to tell apart.
Shimmy - The fish looks like it is swimming fast but stays in one place.
Intestinal worms - Overall change in color, distended stomach, fish appears to be wasting away.
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