Top 5 NASTY DISEASES that KILL Aquarium Fish

[@mhm92267]

Very nice job! Thanks for not just repeating what everybody else show. Half of these were illnesses I haven't heard of. Good luck with your channel. :)

[@Willy101975]

Great video as usual...much better and louder sound! 👍

[@MichaelSmith-yb9uw]

As always another great video and good mic sound

[@FishyBizzAquatics]

Mic sounds great! Great vid!!

[@peapodamoose]

Great info Ben. Disease is every fish keepers fear and any education they can get about disease is a good thing. It helps people prepare and recognize early signs. In most cases if disease is caught early it lessens the destruction and loss. Btw sound was great !!

[@BenOchart]

Excellent point. My biggest loss happened because I was to slow to pinpoint what I was actually facing. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@josemontalvo4532]

The sounds is very good! Interesting video. Thank you for sharing this video on a serious problem.

[@BenOchart]

Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@eyadjamus7126]

Thanks for the tips. Im new to fish keeping only 6 months in and the sound is very good too.

[@daveclifford7895]

Thanks , very helpful 🙏

[@sd-cf8vr]

Very informative.... Thank you

[@BenOchart]

Glad it was helpful!

[@wmcartagena415]

Sounds very good and clear. And thanks for the episode very informative...

[@shanes.5392]

Sound is good. I’m new to cichlid keeping. I have been using your videos and a few other bigger name guys videos with starting my first African tank. Really appreciate the tips and information you share. Thanks Ben!

[@BenOchart]

You're welcome Shane and I'm glad that you're finding YT to be a good resource.

[@CraigersFish]

The audio was so much better. Good topic and video.

[@Brantov]

Very good information.

[@mikereyes1769]

great info and the mic sounds great much better.

[@litoloco4fish]

Good job Ben!!! Very informative

[@meanfish9698]

Sound was good, as always I enjoyed the video

[@cathyrussell9280]

Love your chats :) audio really good

[@BenOchart]

Thank you Cathy

[@jc49fishniner4lif7]

Thank you Ben very good video 👍 as always

[@jackielake3147]

Sound is great!

[@Iron-cesc]

Good video again, and good sound Mr. Ben, congrats 👍 Greetings from Germany

[@BenOchart]

Thank you and greetings my German friend.

[@texreed4875]

Informative video. Audio levels were great. I just wish you would have went over possible ways to treat each disease.

[@BenOchart]

I thought about that and probably will do a follow-up. It was getting well over 20 minutes and I had to edit out a lot of material. Topic for another video for sure. Thanks for watching.

[@treeehrhardt4509]

Great info! Thanks for doing something about the sound. Much better!

[@BenOchart]

Thanks!

[@vannakkeo7453]

Wow! I follow your videos and man I gotta say what an improvement with that Pop Voice mic. I will get a Pop Voice too now after noticing the difference

[@deborahjackson5510]

The sound is great

[@BenOchart]

thank you

[@jenniferlong5144]

Great sound!

[@aaronkunkel2022]

Good one

[@lakemalawifishkeeping2599]

Sounds great

[@TheFittedRockStar]

The sound is amazing!!!

[@BenOchart]

Thank you Mario

[@FishTankBarn]

Thanks for the video Ben. New mic sounded good to me. What are some resources to find treatment options for the diseases you mentioned in this video. Thanks.

[@BenOchart]

A simple google of the disease name will give you an assortment of videos and web pages.

[@BenOchart]

A simple google of the disease name will give you an assortment of videos and web pages.

[@FishTankBarn]

Thanks Ben Ochart do you have any one source that you specifically recommend.

[@JW-gf9sq]

Sound is good !!!

[@jonisavoy1078]

Much better sound. Like your videos. Please list those meds you mentioned in the comments/ notes area.

[@BenOchart]

API General Cure, API Furan-2, Fritz Aquatics Maracyn, Kordon Ich Attack and Seachem MetroPlex where the ones I mentioned.

[@motorcitycichlids7181]

Good vid i can hear you so much better with your new mic.

[@BenOchart]

Thanks MCC!

[@stevebennett1858]

Never had a problem with hearing you or the quality. I personally think without the mic was better quality great topic

[@BenOchart]

Hello Steve. Sometimes I think it's related to what people are watching it on. I appreciate that feedback! Thanks.

[@annaortiz8253]

This is the first time I have seen you, but I appreciate the mic, I have a hard time hearing people but you voice was crystal clear. Thank you

[@Blimpus]

Great video Ben. Info is king, thanks for doing this one. I agree on the points of stress and bad water will bring on most diseases. The audio was great my friend.

[@BenOchart]

Thanks for the feedback Blimpus!

[@scottmoran5408]

Hay buddy great video can i service my filter the same day i do a water change

[@BenOchart]

I do because I need a couple of buckets of tank water to rinse and store my bio media when I service the canisters, so I always get a WC in the process. If you have several filters, only service one at a time. The remaining beneficial bacteria in the other filters (and on the substrate and decor) will keep things in good shape.

[@maxwellerdenberger4831]

Another great video. A lot of things are avoidable if you just do your part. I recently lost a bunch of fish because I accidentally turn the heater up little mistakes can cost you

[@BenOchart]

Yes, so true. I lost some great fish by repositioning an output that reduced oxygen. When I kill them with a mistake it just makes things worse. Thanks for watching.

[@KK-xr2ro]

I have fish with both fin rot and ich. Some fish have ich, some fish have fin rot. I have Melafix for the fin rot and Super Ich Cure for the ich. They're both by the brand API. I'm wondering if i could use them together to treat both symptoms.. please get back to me, thanks

[@MBBTigger1357]

Greetings from Michigan. I realize this comment comes awhile after making this video.Do any of the meds you mentioned turn aquarium water blue? I heard there is one out there that does.

[@inthego]

your audio is way better now dude. rock on!

[@BenOchart]

Thanks, great to hear.

[@hwilliamc]

The sound of the video is nice. There is only a small amount of volume loss when turning your head but I don't hear pops or cracks or other noise issues. Also, the echo or reverb is not an issue whatsoever.

[@Blackfox_Kitsune]

1 Dropsy is in fact kidney failure symptoms and yes can be triggered by a bacterial infection Ich is a parasite just like flukes and worms (but of a different kind) Hemorrhagic septicemia is also treatable with antibiotics and if you can get a hold of a fish vet they can target it with a specific antibiotic rather then an OTC generalized type.

[@ansnfbsknanssshshbsnsndnd5438]

Septicemia is sometimes viral. Nothing stopped mine. I tried kanaplex in food and water

[@stayathomecichlidmom3579]

Thankfully I haven't had anything kill (knock on wood) anyone but I did have anchor worm and it was an absolute nightmare. Took months to finally get rid of. One of the ways I figured out what was going on, is by the duration and no deaths. I now have a stage 1 UV on all my tanks.

[@BenOchart]

Was it the UV that got rid of them? Very interested.

[@stayathomecichlidmom3579]

After trying everything labeled for Anchor worm including Clout, I ended up using Dimilin X. It was actually interesting to watch them start to fall off. Unlike pictures on the web,which make them seem so easy to spot,they weren't on my fish.I could see something but it never looked like it does on Goldfish. Needless to say most seemed to be in and around the gills and when they finally where able to dislodge them, one fish in particular lit up like a Christmas tree, with relief I'd have to imagine.

[@yarasub]

My silver dollar has mouth rot so I put him in a 20 g tank and using aquarium salt 7 days now a little better. Eating well. Lowered temp to 76 Question is how do I treat my 100 g tank of mbuna Water test out fine to many conflicting opinions to have any faith in. Watching your video now. Sound seems better with your other audio methods. Going to do a 50% w/c today on main tank buy meds you selected do I really lower temp to 75 (from a forum site ? And anything else I need to do? No signs of disease in main tank, stiii treat but using salt the dosage amounts are huge, can I use in-iodized salt. Or just stick to the meds and does this mean the water in main tank is carrying the disease? Thank

[@benmillns8976]

Great tips. I:ve had two outbreaks of columnaris in my community tanks over the years, each resulting in around a 50% loss rate. Livebearers are particularly vulnerable to it.

[@BenOchart]

That columnaris is nasty stuff. One theory is that it grows on feces so I've been a demon about vacuuming since I had my outbreak. The worse part was finding dead fish everyday for a week. Very frustrating.

[@ansnfbsknanssshshbsnsndnd5438]

All my mollies slowly died over 2 weeks. (Not all of them were acting sick at the same time it was obvious it was spreading and not a toxin). One would breath heavy for 3 days, a day before they died they got red blotches all over. I treated for flukes before I saw the red blotches. Then treated with antibiotics. Think it was viral. Never had something this deadly before that couldn't be slowed.

[@richardfaigal8492]

Sound good

[@briancronin3790]

I hear you loud and clear Ben..

[@WorldPeace3824]

Hey Ben, this was very informative. Can you please post the medication to treat this diseases? Thanks!

[@andrewhernandez1275]

I could always hear you perfectly...some people have weak speakers on the phone or tablet....ps you can just watch your own videos as well to check how they play and sound

[@BenOchart]

That's good to hear (pun intended 😉) I know and that's what made frustrating for me because I would listen to the video on my cell and laptop and it sounded okay. Thanks!

[@joerrelsaguin4550]

What did you guys use for your fungal infection?? I lost two of my big guys , same thing open wound looks like eating away at them. My red empress is weak with dull color now but no fungal sores yet , what should I do ?

[@kurtschnepf9452]

For ich check out cooper power green. You can still run carbon .one dose treatment. Used in aquarium with cherry shrimp no deaths.

[@BenOchart]

Who makes it Kurt?

[@kurtschnepf9452]

@@BenOchart endich inc. ken's fish sells it cheap

[@richardstarr2537]

Much better. Can hear very clearly.

[@christopherfinny]

I have lost 9 Discus to a disease. I noted that all 11 Discus were all staying to the back of the tank, breathed very fast, some had darker color, and some had clenched fins. I treated the entire tank with API’s General Cure, and I believed they had gill flukes is why. Throughout the treatment the fish died, and 1 died a week after the treatment. I followed the instructions, so I am just devastated at the loss, and now only have three left. I change their water (30%) every 3 days now, and before I did it 1 time per 7 days. However I see that almost all the experts state to do water changes daily, and up to 1/2 the volume. I have determined the Discus are just to hard to keep, and will stick to my angels, and I am thinking about trying Severum in my 80 gallon Discus tank. I have also tried isolating rams, and treating with API, but they died through the treatment. I got them at Pet Co, and asked were they isolated previously, and of course they were not. I honestly believe that the fish hatcheries and sellers are medicating these fish to the point that they have no immunity. I often do think the hobby is not worth it, especially after the Discus disaster.

[@rogerball6265]

@Ben Ochart - another very informative video! Can you list the medications that you mention in the video for all of use newbies. I definitely want to have them on hand. All I have now is API General Cure. But you mention several more. I assume these medications give instructions on what to look for in your fish (diagnosing) as well as medication amounts. Also any problems mixing meds as some times as you mention a fish has more than one medical condition needing attention. THANKS

[@BenOchart]

Seachem MetroPlex, Kordon Ich Attack, Maracyn from Fritz Aquatics, API Furan-2 would be my "at hand" meds.

[@michaelmeadows2201]

My cichid has Luke's boil on between eyes eating and swimming

[@thatfishguy4935]

The sound is pretty crisp.

[@mayrahobbs75]

Thank you, I had columnaris disease my poor fish were dropping like flies.

[@crazyaboutafricancichlids1612]

Great video Ben. I just treated one of my fish with ick and cured him . I used the kordon ick attack with raised temps and salt. But now my fish have stubborn cloudy eye just waiting for meds so i can treat them. Bought paragard and general cure hope the combo works.

[@BenOchart]

The cloudy eye might just clear up with some good water changes. Careful combining med's because sometimes together they can be too hard on fish.

[@crazyaboutafricancichlids1612]

@@BenOchart thanks for replying Ben. I appreciate it. Im treating my tank with paragard right now. After this im going to try melafix and pima fix. Fingers crossed. I've been doing nice large water changes and even reduced the stock in my tank took lots of my fish to the lfs it was hard to do especially when i only got $20 store credit. O well lol.

[@theirishman8455]

I’m having a difficult time balancing my pH. It’s running very low, and is acidic. I have city water, I add tap water conditioner every water change and stress coat. I have a canister filter, but recently added a foam filter to help with the bioload from my “poop machine” pleco. I do a 50% water change about every 2 weeks, keep a quarantine tank/meds always on-hand. What am I doing wrong? *MIC IS GREAT!*

[@cichlidguru1163]

I remember the disaster in your fish room .i order the med and kept on hand thank god never needed to use it

[@BenOchart]

Meds are like a parachute. When you need one, you better have one, right?

[@cichlidguru1163]

@@BenOchart .yes you are about that

[@thefishylife6823]

Oh my goodness those fish look so good behind you!!!! Quarantine!! Quarantine!! Quarantine!!! I can never say it enough and so many people don't do it? Or they do it wrong!? That might be a good video, the right way to quarantine?? ✌️🐟☮️

[@johnnyshaooni398]

Voice is clear .

[@sandradennis4242]

My fish are 1 at a time having trouble swimming and end up upside down for several days before dying. There is nothing visually wrong with them but I’ve lost 4 now. I don’t feed them much and have done a few days of no food. I don’t know what is wrong or how to treat them. Can anyone help?

[@BradClarke]

Sound is really good. Columnaris is nasty. I had a suspected case of it that I believe a triggered via stress. I transferred fish (including substrate and filters) from one tank to another. A few days later I had one fish that was covered in a film and another with white fuzz behind it's dorsal fin. Long story short, over 20 young pygmy cories died. I currently have two left.

[@BenOchart]

Crap. Once it takes hold it's hard to kill it off. How did you finally get it to stop killing?

[@BradClarke]

@@BenOchart initially I did a nitrofurazone + Kanaplex treatment. Once that was done I had 5 days death free before it started again. The pygmy cory with the fuzz behind it's dorsal fin was still alive, but not getting any better. After more deaths I decided to euthanize it. Had a few more deaths afterwards, then it stopped. If I had done that sooner, would I have stopped the deaths sooner? Hard to say. Now I'm just watching the last two to see how they do. Oddly enough, the rest of the fry and the adults were placed in another tank at the same time. Had a single death in that tank. I hate seeing the last two by themselves in the tank swimming together, but it's too risky to consider moving them in with the others yet. We can't buy aquatic antibiotics over the counter here anymore, so I've got to be extra careful.

[@BradClarke]

@@BenOchart aaaaand I jinxed myself. Found one tonight dead on the java moss with it's head covered in fuzz. Sigh.

[@jackiemoore9095]

You can tell the difference. First thing I noticed before you mentioned it

[@jaimefernandez7458]

Need a clear water video. I live in a hard water area. Thanks.

[@BenOchart]

Hard water should still be clear. Have you tried some untreated crib batting (poly floss) in your filter?

[@elgezouliabdul4973]

Thanks for you and for the effort you made for me .. now I am going to buy around 20 Malawi. african cichild plus the 10 I have , but confused with the names of the most colourful mubuna and pecock 🤔 any local shop in Belgium I ask them to place and order for me they asked me for the suntifec name and I don't really know,shop keeper not helpful at all. Kind regards

[@VStag]

Awesome Video Thanks for sharing FishFam NJAE19

[@taylormade9223]

Hey Ben, sound is working great. I have a green terror who has white fungus looking spots on his pectoral and tail fins. I originally noted it when I had him in another tank about a year ago. I added a lasalle Cichlid which I had previously quarantined. I added the lasalle and after a week of being in the tank I noticed kind of a haze on the sides of the fish. Then, the green terror had white spots. I started treating the whole tank with different cures. I wasn’t sure what I had. Eventually I just tried general cure and it went away. However, it split the tail fin and ate away a piece of a pectoral fin. I recently set a 125 and put the green terror in there and now the white fungus (looking but don’t think it’s fungus) came back. I also noticed some white stringy poop. It has been years since I had ich in a tank. Could this be ich? Or do you have any other ideas? The fish is not exhibiting any strange behavior. Anyone have any ideas? I can’t find anything online about this condition.

[@BenOchart]

Doesn't sound like ich. Ich, untreated, would have covered the fish and killed it already. Sounds like a fish with a weakened immune system. Try something stronger like Seachem metroplex and follow the recommended steps exactly. If you don't knock it out it will keep cross-contaminating other fish.

[@taylormade9223]

Ben Ochart well I just picked up sea chem polyguard yesterday. Hopefully this works. If not I will try the metroplex

[@kingofkards1110]

One of my micky mouse platy died today and im new to the hobby,he was acting a bit strange by staying at the bottom of the aquarium and had like a gray section where the tail and body connect . Can yall please help me figure out what was wrong with him so i prevent this from happening again.

[@BenOchart]

How do the other fish look? Was the gray section fuzzy of velvet like?

[@dennisruedel]

Hi Ben, the sound is great. Sometimes I think I have been able to evade all those diseases is due to good tank husbandry, good nutrition, and a very powerful UV Sterilizer. I always have meds on hand, but I very rarely ever have to use them. Thanks very much for sharing 👍.

[@BenOchart]

Denny's Aquatics Denny, that’s the key right there! Thanks!

[@kauabarros9638]

My arrowanna a had the hemorig one 😭

[@Boss-zo4lw]

I really need help, im losing fish and pulling my hair out, ive had about enough. My tank only has Platys, Ottos, Corys and Nerites in it. I cant see anything on the fish or rot anywhere, but one will hang out at the top and not eat and hide away etc, i have noticed Flashing as well, then that fish will die. The Platy poo is really long sometimes too?? The tank is cycled and fully settled and planted with lots of Anubias but i can not figure out what will cure or even is wrong with the fish. Ive tried many cures and seemed ok for a week after the last treatment but now they are starting it again. Any ideas anyone please???

[@BenOchart]

Might be a parasite. It’s hard to guess without seeing the fish. I suggest you join the “Ben O’Cichlid” Facebook group and post a video asking for help. Be sure to read and agree to the group rules so that the group Admins let you in.

[@timothymalphrus2918]

Ben did you shut the face book group down

[@BenOchart]

No, it's still running. "Ben O'Cichlid" Try to rejoin and be sure to answer all three questions.

[@frankman1971]

You sound much better 👍

[@HalfManHalfCichlid]

Ich can be devastating. The time period to respond can be short before losses start to mount. I have seen it nearly take down an entire. aquarium in 24 hours. Catch early, have the right medication on hand and treat as soon as it is discovered. If you have to wait for an Amazon delivery of the meds or pick one of the less effective meds, you risk your entire stock. I can remember being in Walmart at 2 am trying to find the right meds to treat 340 gallons of water - an impossible feat. I now have a gallon of Ich-X on hand at all times.

[@stayathomecichlidmom3579]

I've only ever had it in my sons tetra tank and it wiped them out in 2 days. Very sad. I think Africans definitely have their size to thank for hardiness.

[@BenOchart]

True, and smart to have a big dose ready because some things just require a full tank treatment, like ich since a quarantine of the fish showing leaves the remaining fish still in harms way. Thanks for stopping by!

[@vampgaia]

The sound is definitely better. I have dealt with Ich. That I beat. Recently, I fought, probably septicemia, for a month before 4 of my Bettas died. One is still fighting the good fight, but i don't think he's going to make it. I started keeping fish 10 months ago. My 3rd rookie mistake was letting someone feed my fish while I was on vacation. I thought I had dumbed it down enough. Nope. The night I came back, I started water changing. My Bettas all live in their own 10 gallon, planted tank. My only Betta that came through the massive over feeding okay is Mythic, my first and oldest fish. He survived my first and second biggest fish keeping mistakes. He's tough. So far, I've buried 4. :-( It is disheartening to say the very least.

[@BenOchart]

Sorry to hear Ginger but it does get better. When I leave for a weekend I just don't bother having anyone feed them. They are better off fasting a little than getting over fed. One time I left pill boxes with days written on them and exact amounts in each section. And I told the house sitter "The fish will lie to you and always say they are hungry. Don't believe them!"

[@dianabradfield4423]

My fish had a growth on its belly

[@josemontalvo4532]

Hey Ben, I don’t drink alcohol nor consume drugs. I was sick last week, and took some NyQuil medicine. I may have used to much. I don’t know why I said some horrible things to you. 99.9 % of the things I said weren’t true. After I realized what I said, I went back and deleted what I said. I must apologize for what I said. I’m sorry for the bad insults I said to you. I did remove them, but not before you saw them. Please forgive me for my bad judgment and horrible taste in my humor. I enjoy your videos and will continue to watch your streams. I’ve been watching you for some years now, so please don’t block me. I actually have a great deal of respect for you and listen to your advice. Have a great day. If I ever meet you at an aquatic event, I will apologize in person as well. By the way, great review of some meditation for fish. The microphone works just fine.

[@BenOchart]

No worries Jose. I hope you’re feeling better👍🏻

[@tjawsome8490]

My fish had hemorrhagic Sept ice mix it died

[@mandykelley4883]

Welp... Another video that hasn't addressed my issue of having velvet in my planted guppy aquarium. 😔

[@margaretneanover6066]

Is that ebola? The first one?

[@joshuasegura4026]

I actually bought a new A.C about a year ago that broke out with ick all over it’s body after a day or two. I took him out of the tank and used a napkin to rub off the Ick spots all over it body and fins. Put him back in the tank after and cranked up the heater to about 90. The Ick went away and none of my other fish got infected. I did it out of desperation and wouldn’t recommend it lol but has anyone else ever done that with a fish with Ick? Just wondering? 😂

[@billrowlett4676]

Sound is much better

[@zaybone5866]

Talk about how to treat em!!

[@lawrencebard4660]

Larry with the 180, sounds 100% better.!!!!

[@BenOchart]

Thanks Larry

[@akhileshthapa_fishbro86]

👍

[@ladyt1866]

I just recently found out that clout was discontinued, so upsetting. That stuff was like a cure all . Very Expensive but worth it . I think you may have missed one prominent one currently ( Hexamita) common in chi lids and angels and can wipe out the whole tank in a a couple of weeks.

[@BenOchart]

Thanks for mentioning Hex. Sounds deadly. Unfortunately several of the stronger fish med's, including the one I used to stop columnaris, have been taken off the shelves due to new laws.