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This article is from the Aquaria: Disease, Algae and Snails FAQ, by Elaine Thompson, Thomas Sasala and George Booth

18 Saltwater Diseases: Symptom Verses Likely Disease

x = positive sign
p = possible sign

                    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15
Black Spots       x   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
Change in color   -   -   -   -   -   p   -   x   -   -   -   x   -   p   x
Cloudy Eyes       -   -   -   x   -   -   p   -   -   p   -   x   -   -   -
Distended Stomach -   -   -   -   -   p   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   p
Erratic Swimming  -   -   -   -   -   p   -   -   -   -   x   x   -   -   p
Emaciation        -   -   -   -   -   p   -   -   -   -   x   -   x   p   -
Fin Erosion       -   -   x   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   p   p
Gasping           -   -   -   x   -   -   p   -   -   p   -   x   -   -   -
Gold/Brown Spots  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   x   -   -   -   -   -
Lack of appetite  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   p   -   -   x   p   -   x   x
Listless          -   -   -   p   -   -   p   x   -   p   p   x   -   x   x
  "Pop Eyes"        -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   p   p
Reddened Areas    -   -   x   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   x   x
Rough Skin        -   -   -   -   -   -   x   x   -   x   -   -   -   -   -
Rubbing           x   -   -   x   -   -   x   -   -   x   -   p   -   -   -
Ulcers/holes      -   -   -   -   x   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   p   p
Wormlike attach's -   -   -   x   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
Warty growths     -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   x   -   -   -   -   -   -
White Patches     -   x   -   x   -   -   -   -   -   -   x   -   -   -   -
White Spots (1mm) -   -   -   -   -   -   x   -   -   p   -   -   -   -   -

 

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