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Marine Disease/Health Definitions, Avoidance, Types, Treatments


Avoiding Disease... Shouldn't This Come First? Let's Try It Here For A While

 --Acclimation--

Acclimation, Quarantine ppt., parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 by Bob Fenner
Acclimation Articles by Bob Fenner
Isolation/Quarantine, Acclimation & Transport of New Specimens for Small Marine Systems by Bob Fenner
Acclimation in the Business by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Acclimation, Acclimation 2Acclimation 3,
Acclimation in Business
FAQs on Acclimation: Rationale/Use, Tools/Gear, Chemicals, Methods, Controversies, Troubles/fixing,

Acclimating Photosynthetic Invertebrates by Anthony Calfo 
Photo-acclimation: Why and How by James Gasta
Orphek LED Photo Acclimation, Myth or Fact by James Gasta
FAQs on: Acclimating Photosynthetic InvertebratesAcclimating Marine Invertebrates,

--Quarantine--

Quarantine by Bob Fenner
Quarantine Marine Fishes by Scott Fellman
To Quarantine or Not To Quarantine-That's a Good Question! by Bob Goemans
Quarantine of Corals and Invertebrates, by Scott Fellman
FAQs on: Quarantining Invertebrates, & Best FAQs on Quarantine, Quarantine 1, Quarantine 2, Quarantine 3, Quarantine 4, Quarantine 5Quarantine 6, Quarantine 7Quarantine 8Quarantine 9Quarantine 10Quarantine 11, Quarantine 12, Quarantine 13, & Quarantine
FAQs on:
Quarantine Rationale/Use, Quarantine Methods/Protocol, Quarantine Tanks, Quarantine Filtration, Quarantine Lighting, Quarantine Maintenance/Operation, Quarantine Medicating,

Quarantine Feeding,
FAQs on:
Quarantine Feeding 

--Dips/Baths--

Dips/Baths by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Dips/Baths, Dips/Baths 2Dips/Baths 3
FAQs on Dip/Bath: Rationale/Use, Methods, Tools, Adjusting pH, Additives, Iodine/ide/ate, Lugol's Use 1,
Iodine 2, Methylene Blue, Formalin/Formaldehyde, Dangers Will Robinson, Products, Dips/Baths and Invertebrates,

Methylene Blue by Bob Fenner
FAQs on:
Methylene Blue,

Formalin, Formaldehyde Use by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Formalin,  

Gear (Nets, Specimen Containers...) Sanitizing
FAQs on: Sterilizing Gear/Tanks,

 

 

 

 

 


Disease: Definitions, Causes, Types, Conditions
Marine Disease: The Three Sets of Factors that Determine Health/Disease by Bob Fenner
FAQs on Marine: Diseases 1, Diseases 2Diseases 3, Diseases 4Diseases 5
Diseases 6 Diseases 7, Diseases 8, Diseases 9, Diseases 10, Diseases 11, Diseases ,
FAQs on: References, Diagnoses, Prevention, Treatments,
Mis-treatments...,

Tank/Health Troubleshooting Part 1, Part 2  by Bob Fenner
FAQs on Marine Health: Troubleshooting 1, Troubleshooting 2,
Troubleshooting 3, Troubleshooting 4Troubleshooting 5Troubleshooting 6, Troubleshooting 7, Troubleshooting 8, Troubleshooting 9, Troubleshooting 10, Troubleshooting 11, Troubleshooting 12, Troubleshooting 13, Troubleshooting 14, Troubleshooting 15, Troubleshooting 16, Troubleshooting ,

Microscopes and Aquariums &
FAQs on:
Microscopes,


Toxic Water Conditions (Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate... & Much More!)

Toxic Water Conditions by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Toxic Situations 1, Toxic Situations 2, Toxic Situations 3Toxic Situations 4Toxic Situations 5, Toxic Situations 6, Toxic Situations 7, Toxic Situations 8, Toxic Situations 9, &
FAQs on
Toxic Water Conditions by: Unknown Causes, & Endogenous (from inside, e.g. Internal, Organic Causes), Foods, Nutrients, Venomous/Poisonous Tankmates 1, Venomous/Poisonous Tankmates 2, Venomous/Poisonous Tankmates 3, Venomous/Poisonous Tankmates 4, Venomous/Poisonous Tankmates , Wipe-out Syndromes/New Tanks e.g., Exogenous (from outside, External, Inorganic, e.g. Metals) Source 1, Exogenous Source 2, Exogenous Source 3, Exogenous Source 4, & Marine Algaecide Use/Chemical Control, Toxic Copper Use Situations/Troubleshooting, Insecticides, Cleaners, & Troubleshooting/Fixing,

Nutrient Control and Export by Scott Fellman
FAQs on: Nutrient Export,        

Ammonia and Marine Systems by [to be written]
FAQs on: Ammonia 1, Ammonia 2Ammonia 3Ammonia 4,
FAQs on Ammonia:  Importance, Science, Measure, Sources, Control, Chemical Filtrants, Troubleshooting,

Nitrites and Marine Systems by [to be written]
FAQs on: Nitrites 1, Nitrites 2Nitrites 3
FAQs on Nitrite: Importance, Science, Measure,
Sources, Control, Chemical Filtrants, Troubleshooting/Fixing ,

Nitrates and Marine Systems by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Nitrates 1, Nitrates 2, Nitrates 3, Nitrates 4, Nitrates 5Nitrates 6Nitrates 7
Nitrates 8, Nitrates 9, Nitrates 10Nitrates 11,
FAQs on: The Actual Science Re: NO3 Compounds, Importance, Measuring, Sources,
Means to reduce: NNR (Natural Nitrate Reduction, Anaerobic Bacteria), Algae, Other Biota, Physical Filters, Chemical Filters...

Phosphates, Phosphates in Carbon; An analysis of the phosphate content of activated Carbon by Steven Pro
FAQs on Marine Aquariums and Phosphate, Phosphates 2,
FAQs on Phosphate: Importance, Science, Measure,
Sources, Control, Chemical Filtrants, Troubleshooting/Fixing,

Head and Lateral Line Erosion, HLLE, Neuromast Destruction Syndromes and
FAQs on:
HLLE 1, HLLE 2HLLE 3,
HLLE 4,
FAQs on HLLE: Causes/Etiology, Cures, Non-Cures, SW Case Histories, FW Case Histories,          


Disease "Causes", by Other Etiologies, Symptomology/Appearance

Marine Environmental Diseases by [to be written]
Reducing Environmental Stress For Disease Prevention & Management by Robert Fenner
FAQs on: Environmental Disease 1, Marine Environmental Disease 2, Mar. Env. Disease 3Marine Env. Disease 4, Marine Env. Disease 5, Marine Env. Disease 6, Marine Env. Disease 7,
Marine Env. Disease 8, Marine Env. Disease 9, Marine Env. Disease 10, Marine Env. Disease 11, Marine Env. Disease 12, Marine Env. Disease 13,
FAQs on Environmental Disease By Cause/Types: Environmental Deficiencies, Physical Traumas (collection damage et al.), Oxygen/Gas Problems, Poisoning, Mis-stocking: Psychological Challenges, ( Aggressive Behavior, Territoriality, ),
Physiological Challenges (e.g. Metabolites, Allelopathy, Stinging), & Troubleshooting/Fixing

Is Cyanide the Only Issue? by Bob Fenner, 
Cyanide Usage in the Aquarium and Live Food-Fish Industries: Causes, Impacts and Management of a Pervasive Practice by Ivan Steward  
FAQs on: Cyanide Use,

Genetic Disease & FAQs,

FAQs on Social Disease: (Overly) Aggressive Behavior

Territoriality/Aggression/Predation/Traumas &
FAQs on:
Territoriality, Aggression, Predation, Traumas,

FAQs on: Aquarium Dividers,

Bloating, Egg Retention, Gut Blockage, "Gas Bladder Disease"...
FAQs on: Bladder "disease", Bloating

Eye Troubles, Pop-eye/Exophthalmia, Cloudy Eyes & Eye Injuries, Blindness by [to be written]
FAQs on: Pop-eye, Eye Troubles 1, Eye Troubles 2Eye Troubles 3, Eye Troubles 4, Eye Troubles 5, Eye Troubles ,
FAQs on Eye Troubles: Causes/Etiology: Traumas/Mechanical Injuries, Parasitic Involvements Suspected & Real, Infectious Disease, Cures, Case Histories,
Related Causes: Nutritional Diseases:
Thiaminase and It's Role In Predatory Pet-fish (& Other Piscivores) Nutrition, by Marco Lichtenberger
FAQs on: Nutritional Diseases

Emphysematosis, Gas Bubble Disease by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Gas Bubble Disease
FAQs on Gas Bubble Disease: Causes/Etiology, Cures, Case Histories,

Tiny Bubbles (not the Don Ho classic) and Larger Ones &
FAQs on:
Bubble Troubles 1, Bubble Troubles 2,


Nutritional Diseases:


Thiaminase and It's Role In Predatory Pet-fish (& Other Piscivores) Nutrition, by Marco Lichtenberger
FAQs on: Nutritional Diseases, Thiaminase,
FAQs on: Causes/Etiology, Blindness, Iodine/ide/ate Goiter Issues,
Case Histories, Cures (and see below and in: Maint. re Water Quality, & Nutr.),

Head and Lateral Line Erosion, HLLE, Neuromast Destruction Syndromes and
FAQs on:
HLLE 1, HLLE 2HLLE 3,
HLLE 4,
FAQs on HLLE: Causes/Etiology, Cures, Non-Cures, SW Case Histories, FW Case Histories,          

Iodine/ate/ide, Lugol's Solution Use by [to be written]
FAQs on: Iodine 1, Iodine 2,
FAQs on Iodine:
Rationale/Use, Iodine Testing/Test Kits, Sources of Iodine/Supplements, Dosing, Interactions, Troubleshooting/Fixing,

Vitamins in Marine Systems by [to be written]
FAQs on: Vitamins,

FAQs on Vitamin: Rationale/Use, Vitamin Testing/Test Kits, Sources of Vitamins, Vitamin Supplements, Dosing, Alkalinity Interactions, Troubleshooting/Fixing,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Biological/Pathogenic Disease: Identification, Pathogens/Agents
Microscopes and Aquariums &
FAQs on:
Microscopes,

Marine Virology by [to be written], Viral Diseases/Tumors/Lymphocystis by [to be written]  
FAQs on: Aquatic Virology Viral Diseases 1, Viral Diseases 2,
FAQs on Aquatic Virus Disease: Identification, Causes/Etiology, Cures/Medications,
Case Histories: Non-Lymphocystis, Lymphocystis,

Infectious Marine Disease (Bacteria, Fungi) by Bob Fenner
Understanding Bacterial Disease in Aquarium Fish; With a gallery of bacterial infections, a discussion of 'Fish TB', and a listing of major antimicrobial medications with examples available to fishkeepers by Myron Roth, Ph.D.,
FAQs on: Infectious Disease 1, Infectious Disease 2,
Infectious Disease 3, Infectious Disease 4,
FAQs on Infectious Disease: Identification, Causes/Etiology, Cures/Medications, Case Histories: Bacterial,
True Fungal

--Parasitic Diseases--

Parasitic Diseases of Cultured Fishes overview by Bob Fenner
Parasitic Marine Diseases  by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Parasitic Disease 1, Parasitic Disease 2, Parasitic Disease 3, Parasitic Disease 4, Parasitic Disease 5, Parasitic Disease 6,
Parasitic Disease 7, Parasitic Disease 8, Parasitic Disease 9, Parasitic Disease 10, Parasitic Disease 11,
FAQs on: Parasite-infested Systems:
Parasitic Marine Tanks, Parasitic Marine Tanks 2, Parasitic Reef TanksParasitic Reef Tanks 2,
FAQs on: Preventing Parasite Problems, Diagnosing Parasitic Diseases, References on Parasitic Diseases, Index Materia Medici for Parasitic Diseases (medicines), Treating Marine Parasitic Diseases, Using Hyposalinity to Treat Marine Parasitic Diseases,
Hyposalinity Treatments 2,
Fallow Tanks, Lumenal Parasites, Parasites of the Skin, of the Gills...



 






Protozoan Parasites: Crypt,
Velvet, Brooklynellosis...

Note to RMF: NEED to write overview of Protozoan complaints... diagnosis (encouraging improved nutr., microscope use...) and trtmt. chart... SOON!

Marine Ich/Cryptocaryoniasis by Bob Fenner
Marine Ich: Fighting The War On Two Fronts by Scott Fellman
FAQs on: Best on Crypt, Crypt 1, Crypt 2, Crypt 3, Crypt 4, Crypt 5, Crypt  6, Crypt 7, Crypt 8Crypt 9Crypt 10, Crypt 11 Crypt 12Crypt 13Crypt 14Crypt 15 Crypt 16, Crypt 17, Crypt 18, Crypt 19, Crypt 20, Crypt 21, Crypt 22, Crypt 23, Crypt 24, Crypt 25, Crypt 26, Crypt 27 Crypt 28, Crypt 29, Crypt 30, Crypt 31Crypt 32, Crypt 33, Crypt 34, Crypt 35, Crypt 36, Crypt 37, Crypt 38, Crypt ,

FAQs on Crypt: Identification 1, Identification 2, Identification 3, Identification 4, Identification , & Prevention, "Causes", Phony Cures & Ones That Just Don't Work, Cures That Do Work 1, Cures That Do Work 2,
Products That Work By Type: Free Copper/Cupric Ion Compounds (e.g. SeaCure), Chelated Coppers (e.g. Copper Power, ), Formalin Containing: (e.g. Quick Cure)Quinine, <And see below re Treatments>
About: Hyposalinity & Ich, Treating for Crypt & Sensitive Fishes
By Afflicted Fish Group: Sharks/Rays, Morays and other Eels, Mandarins/Blennies/Gobies, Wrasses, Angels and Butterflyfishes, Angels, BFs Crypt 2, Angels, BFs Crypt 3, Angels, BFs Crypt 4, Angels, BFs Crypt , Clownfish Cryptocaryon/Ich, Tangs/Rabbitfishes, Puffers & Kin...

Velvet Disease/Amyloodiniumiasis   by Bob Fenner
FAQs on Marine: Velvet 1, Velvet 2, Velvet 3, Velvet 4,
FAQs on
Amyloodinium/Velvet: Diagnosis/Symptomology, Etiology/Prevention, Cures That Don't Work, Cures That Do Work, Products/Manufacturers...

Brooklynellosis, not only "Clownfish Disease"  by Bob Fenner
Surviving Brooklynellosis by Mike Maddox
FAQs on: Brooklynellosis 1, Brooklynellosis 2, Brooklynellosis 3,
FAQs on Brooklynellosis: Diagnosis/Symptomology, Etiology/Prevention, Cures That Don't Work, Cures That Do Work, Treatment/Products/Manufacturers...

FAQs on: (Marine) Costia/Ichthyobodo,

FAQs on: Uronema,


Worm Marine Parasites of All Kinds

Parasitic Marine Worm Diseases (Trematodes/Flukes, Nematodes, Turbellarians, Acanthocephalans...):
FAQs on:
Marine Worm Parasites 1, Marine Worm Parasites 2Marine Worm Parasites 3, &
FAQs on
Marine Worm Parasites: Diagnosis/Symptomology, Etiology/Prevention, Cures That Don't Work, Cures That Do Work, Products/Manufacturers... Worm Diseases of Clownfishes


Platyhelminths: Flatworms; Flukes, Planaria, Tapeworms, Leeches

 
Flatworms (incl. Flukes, Planaria) Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3,
by Bob Fenner
Pest Flatworm Control by Anthony Calfo 
FAQs on Flatworms/Planaria 1, Flatworms 2Flatworms 3
FAQs on: Flatworm Identification, Flatworm ID 2, Flatworm ID 3
FAQs on: Flatworm Behavior, Flatworm Compatibility, Flatworm Control, Flatworm Predator Control, Flatworm Chemical Control, Flatworm Selection, Flatworm Systems, Flatworm Feeding, Flatworm Disease, Flatworm Reproduction,

Black Spot, "Black Ich", Paravortex... Turbellaria... not quite so free-living:
FAQs on: Black Spot/Crypt Disease, Black Spot Disease 2,
FAQs on Blackspot Disease: Diagnosis/Symptomology, Etiology/Prevention, Cures That Don't Work, Cures That Do Work, Products/Manufacturers...

The Flatworms That Are Flukes by Bob Fenner
FAQs on:
Flukes/Trematodes 1, Flukes/Trematodes 2, Flukes/Trematodes 3, Flukes/Trematodes 4, Flukes/Trematodes ,
FAQs on Flukes/Trematodes: Diagnosis/Symptomology, Etiology/Prevention, Treatments That Don't Work, Cures That Do Work, Products/Manufacturers; Case Histories

FAQs on: Tapeworms/Cestodes,

Other Worm/Worm-Like Parasites:
FAQs on: "Other" Worms and Worm-Like Parasites...

Roundworms by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Roundworms, & Nematode, Roundworm ID,

FAQs on: Acanthocephalans, Thorny-headed Worm ID,

FAQs on: Leeches/Hirudineans,


Anthelminthics/Vermifuges... De-wormers (Levamisole, Piperazine, Praziquantel...)

FAQs on: De-worming Medicines, Treatments That Don't Work, Cures That Do Work, Products/Manufacturers; Case Histories
by Brand Name: Levamisole, Piperazine, Praziquantel



Crustacean Marine Parasites of All Kinds

Parasitic Crustacean Diseases by [to be written]
FAQs on: Crustacean Parasites,
FAQs on Diagnosis/Symptomology/Identification, Prevention, Cures That Don't Work, Cures That Do Work, Products/Manufacturers... Copepods, Lernaeids, Crustacean Diseases of Clownfishes

Isopods, Pill-Bugs that aren't such a hoot by Bob Fenner  
FAQs on:  Isopods, Isopods 2,
FAQs on: Isopod Identification, Isopod Control, Isopod Reproduction...     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Disease: Treatments

Reducing Environmental Stress For Disease Prevention & Management by Robert Fenner
What YOU Should Have in Your Reef First Aid Kit  by Tim Hayes

Treatments for Marine Diseases  by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Marine Disease Treatments, Treating Marine Parasitic Diseases 1, Treating Parasitic Disease 2,

Hyposalinity or Osmotic Shock Therapy (OST) by Pete Giwojna
FAQs on: Using Hyposalinity to Prevent/Treat Marine Parasitic Disease, Hyposalinity Treatments 2, Hyposalinity Treatments 3,
FAQs on: Hyposalinity & Ich, & Hypo Methods, Protocols... Hypo Dangers, Provisos... Hypo Success Stories... Hypo Failures, or Not Quite Yet Success Stories...

Treatment Tanks &
FAQs on:
Treatment Tanks,
FAQs on Treatment Tank: Set-ups, Maintenance, Medication Use, Monitoring, Troubleshooting/Fixing,

Fallow Tanks &
FAQs on
:
Fallow Tanks,


Biological Cleaners

See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Clean Me!!! Biological Cleaners by Bob Fenner, Some Fishes Are Good For More Than Just Looking At, by James Fatherree,  
FAQs on:
Biological Cleaners, Biological Cleaners , Biological Cleaners Rationale/Use, Biological Cleaners Selection,

Cleaning Symbiosis Among Fishes  by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Cleaning Symbioses, Neon, Cleaner Gobies/Elacatinus, Gobiosoma  by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Neon Gobies Cleaner Goby Identification, Cleaner Goby Behavior, Cleaner Goby Compatibility, Cleaner Goby Selection, Cleaner Goby Systems, Cleaner Goby Feeding, Cleaner Goby Disease, Cleaner Goby Reproduction,    

Cleaner Wrasses, genus Labroides  by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Labroides 1Labroides 2,
FAQs on:  Labroides Identification, Labroides Behavior, Labroides Selection, Labroides Compatibility, Labroides Feeding, Labroides Systems, Labroides Disease, Labroides Reproduction,

Cleaner Shrimp by Bob Fenner
A Few Common Shrimps for the Marine Aquarium by James W. Fatherree
FAQs on: Cleaner Shrimp Identification, Cleaner Shrimp Behavior, Cleaner Shrimp Selection, Cleaner Shrimp Compatibility, Cleaner Shrimp Systems, Cleaner Shrimp Feeding, Cleaner Shrimp Disease, Cleaner Shrimp Reproduction,


Medicines: Real & Not

Medicines/Treatments, Real & Ridiculous &
FAQs on:
Medicines 1, Medicines 2, Medicines 3,

Scams, Voodoo, "Fixes" that Don't, Homeopathic Remedies, Pepper juices, Herbs, Teas , Makes you "Wonder Drugs"... &
FAQs on:
Phony "Med.s",

Antibiotics, Antimicrobials and  Pet-fishing &
FAQs on:
Antibiotics/Antimicrobials,


Anthelminthics/Vermifuges... De-wormers (Levamisole, Piperazine, Praziquantel...)

FAQs on: De-worming Medicines, Treatments That Don't Work, Cures That Do Work, Products/Manufacturers; Case Histories
FAQs by Brand Name: Levamisole, Piperazine, Praziquantel

Copper Use by [to be written]
FAQs on: Copper Use 1, Copper Use 2, Copper Use 3, Copper Use 4,
FAQs on Copper: Science, Rationale/Use, Free Copper/Cupric Ion Compounds (e.g. SeaCure), Chelated Coppers (e.g. Copper Power, ), Making Your Own/DIY Copper Solutions, Measure/TestingUtilization/Duration, Prophylactic Use, Toxic Situations/Troubleshooting, Copper Products, Copper Removal 1, Copper Removal 2,
Live Rock Re-Use,

Epsom Salt, Magnesium Sulfate and Other Salts &
FAQs on:
Epsom Salt Use,

Formalin, Formaldehyde Use  by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Formalin, Formalin Containing Cures: (e.g. Quick Cure) and Cryptocaryon,

Furan Compounds (Nitrofurazone/Furacyn...) &
FAQs on:
Furan Compound Use,

Garlic Use and
FAQs on:
Garlic Use,

Iodine/ate/ide, Lugol's Solution Use by [to be written]
FAQs on: Iodine/ate/ide Use,

Malachite Green  by Bob Fenner &
FAQs on:
Malachite Green,

Mercury-based Topicals (Mercurochrome, Merbromin, Merthiolate) &
FAQs on:
Mercuricals,

Methylene Blue  by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Methylene Blue,

Metronidazole/Flagyl  by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Metronidazole/Flagyl,

Organophosphates (DTHP, Masoten, Dylox, Dimilin...) by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Organophosphate Med.s,

Pond (et al.) Parasite Disease Control with DTHP  by Bob Fenner  
FAQs on: DTHP, Neguvon, Masoten... Use,

Quinine Compounds (Chloroquine Phosphate, Quinacrine Hydrochloride...)
FAQs on:
Quinine Compound Med.s 1, Quinine Cpd.s/Med.s 2,
FAQs on: Quinine Science/Rationale/Use, Sources, Dosing/TreatmentTroubles/Fixing, Accounts/Success & Not Relating

Sulfa Drugs &
FAQs on:
Sulfa Drugs,   

Administration of Medicines... Injection FAQs, Medicated Foods
FAQs on: Medicated/Augmented Foods/Feeding, ,

Ultraviolet Sterilizers &
FAQs on:
Ultraviolet Sterilizers 1, Ultraviolet Sterilizers 2
Ultraviolet Sterilizers 3,  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Human-Aquatics Health/Disease Involvements
Aquariums and Human Health  by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Petfishing and Human Health 1Petfishing and Human Health 2, Petfishing & Human Health 3, Electrical Shorts/Shocks/Fires, Dangers!
FAQs on: Stocking Concerns: Getting Poked, Spined, Stuck, Envenomized (injected), Bitten, Poisoning (ingesting), Skin et al. Contact, Companion Animal Involvement, Troubleshooting/Fixing, Bacterial Infections, Parasitic Cross Zoonoses, Turn About's Fair Play... & By Group: Worms, Urchins, Acanthuroids (Tangs, Siganids, Scats...), Lionfishes & Kin,

Zoanthids & Human Health: Zoanthid Compatibility/Control 1, Zoanthid Comp./Control 2, Zoanthid Comp./Control 3, Zoanthid Comp./Control 4,

Moray Eels Bite, But Are They Venomous? by Marco Lichtenberger
FAQs on: Moray Bites,

Aquariums and Human Environments &
FAQs on:
Aquariums and Human Environments,

Anesthesia &
FAQs on:
Anesthesia,  

Euthanasia  and Pet-Fishing by Neale Monks, 
FAQs on:
Euthanasia,    


Dangerous Marine Animals
The What, Where, Avoiding and Otherwise Dealing with Biological Stinger, Biters, Pokers as a Diver
Look, Don’t Touch. Dangerous Marine Animals: An Overview  by Bob Fenner

Attached Hydrozoans by Bob Fenner

Sea Urchins: Some Toxic, Some Spiky, Others.... by Robert Fenner

Moray Eels Bite, But Are They Venomous? by Marco Lichtenberger
Moray Eels; Look For; Don't Feed or Touch by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Moray Bites,

Scorpionfishes: Venomous But Not Poisonous by Robert Fenner

 

 


Disease By Affected Invertebrate Organism Groups, See elsewhere as well
Sponge Disease FAQs,

Cnidarian Disease FAQs,

Polyp Disease FAQs,

Mushroom Health FAQs,

Zoanthid Health FAQs,

Coral Pests and Disease by Sara Mavinkurve

Soft Coral Health/Disease/Pests &
FAQs on
Soft Coral Hlth/Dis/Pests1
Soft Coral Hlth/Dis/Pests 2, Soft Coral Hlth/Dis/Pests 3Soft Coral Hlth/Dis/Pests 4

Xeniid Disease and
FAQs on:
Xeniid Disease 1, Xeniid Disease 2,

Alcyoniid Health and
FAQs on:
Alcyoniid Health 1, Alcyoniid Health 2,

Anemone Health FAQs 1, FAQs 2, FAQs 3, FAQs 4, FAQs 5 FAQs 6,

Sebae (Heteractis crispa) Disease FAQs, BTA Disease FAQs, FAQs 2,       

Stony Coral Health/Disease/Pests &
FAQs on:
Coral Disease 1, Coral Disease 2, Coral Disease 3, Coral Disease 4,
Coral Disease 5, Coral Disease 6, Coral Disease 7Acroporid Disease, Caryophyllid Disease, Caryophyllid Disease 2, Elegance Coral Disease/Pests, Dendrophylliid Disease, Faviid Disease, Faviid Disease 2, Fungiid Disease, Mussid Disease, Poritid Health, Trachyphylliid Disease, Trachyphyllia Disease 2,

        Worm Diseases:

            Polychaete Disease FAQs,

            Tubeworm Disease FAQs,

        Mollusk Diseases:

            Snail Disease FAQs,

            Tridacnid Disease/Pests/Predators FAQs, FAQs 2,

        Crustacean Diseases:

            Crustacean Disease FAQs,

            Shrimp Disease FAQs,

            Marine Crab Disease FAQs

         Echinoderm Diseases

            Cuke Disease FAQs,

            Urchin Disease FAQs,

            Seastar Disease FAQsFAQs 2FAQs 3,             

            Brittlestar Disease FAQs

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Disease By Affected Fish Groups
Clownfish Diseases by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Clownfish Diseases 1, Clownfish Diseases 2, Clownfish Diseases 3, Clownfish Disease 4, Clownfish Disease 5, Clownfish Disease 6, Clownfish Disease 7, Clownfish Disease 8, Clownfish Disease 9, Clownfish Disease 10, Clownfish Disease 11, Clownfish Disease 12, Clownfish Disease 13, Clownfish Disease 14, Clownfish Disease 15, Clownfish Disease 16, Clownfish Disease 17,
FAQs on
Clownfish Disease By:
Environmental Stress, Nutrition, Social/Behavioral/Territoriality, Trauma/Mechanical Injury, & Pathogens: Lymphocystis, Infectious Disease (Bacteria, Fungi...), Protozoans: Cryptocaryon/Ich, Amyloodinium/Velvet, Brooklynella (see article below), & Mysteries/Anomalous Losses, Cure, Success Stories,

Brooklynellosis, not just "Clownfish Disease" by Bob Fenner
FAQs on Brooklynellosis 1, Brooklynellosis 2, Brooklynellosis 3,
FAQs on Brooklynellosis: Diagnosis/Symptomology, Etiology/Prevention, Cures That Don't Work, Cures That Do Work, Treatment/Products/Manufacturers...     

For Other Fishes, please see the Sub-FAQs link under each groups coverage elsewhere in the Indices  


Pests: Control (Click here for
Algae)


--Cnidarians--

Hydrozoans  by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Hydrozoans,
Hydrozoans 2, & Hydrozoan Identification, Hydrozoan ID 2, Hydrozoan Behavior, Hydrozoan Compatibility,

Aiptasia, Glass, Rock Anemones, Impressions of Methods to Eliminate Pest Anemones by Steven Pro
Aquarium Culture of the Aeolid Nudibranch Berghia, Predator on the nuisance anemone Aiptasia By Anthony Calfo
FAQs on: Aiptasia 1, Aiptasia 2, Aiptasia 3, Aiptasia 4,
Aiptasia ID: Aiptasia IdentificationAiptasia ID 2, Aiptasia ID 3,
FAQs on Aiptasia Eradication by: Berghia Nudibranchs, Peppermint Shrimp, Butterflyfishes, Filefishes, Chemical Injection, Hypo/Hyper-Salinity. Other Pest Anemones, Anemonia/Majano, Anemonia 2,

FAQs on Mushroom Compatibility/Control,

--Worms--

Pest Flatworm Control by Anthony Calfo 
FAQs on: Flatworms 1, Flatworms 2, Flatworms 3,
FAQs on: Flatworm Identification, Flatworm Behavior, Flatworm Compatibility, Flatworm Control, Predator Control, Chemical Control, Flatworm Selection, Flatworm Systems, Flatworm Feeding, Flatworm Disease, Flatworm Reproduction,

Polychaete (Bristle & Featherduster) Worm Diversity  by Bob Fenner
FAQs on Polychaete Worms, Bristle/Fireworms 2, Bristle/Fireworms 3, Bristle/Fireworms 4, Polychaete Identification, Polychaete ID 2, Polychaete ID 3, Polychaete ID 4, Polychaete ID 5, Polychaete Behavior, Polychaete Compatibility, Polychaete Compatibility 2, Polychaete System, Polychaete Selection, Polychaete Feeding, Polychaete Disease, Polychaete Reproduction
Featherdusters, Featherdusters 2Tubeworms 3, Tubeworm ID, Tubeworm Behavior, Tubeworm Compatibility, Tubeworm Selection, Tubeworm System, Tubeworm Feeding, Tubeworm Disease, Tubeworm Reproduction,

--Molluscs--

Pest Snails (Pyramidellids...) &
FAQs on:
Pest Snails,

Nudibranchs by Bob Fenner  
FAQs on: Nudibranchs 1, Nudibranchs 2, Berghia Nudibranchs, Nudibranch Identification, Nudibranch Behavior, Nudibranch Compatibility/Control, Nudibranch Selection, Nudibranch Systems, Nudibranch Feeding, Nudibranch Disease, Nudibranch Reproduction

Isopods, Pill-Bugs that aren't such a hoot  by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Isopods, Isopods 2,
FAQs on: Isopod Identification, Isopod Control, Isopod Reproduction...

--Arthropods/Crustaceans--

Mites/"Red Bugs" &
FAQs on:
Mites/"Red Bugs",

Mantis Shrimp/Stomatopods  by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Mantis Shrimps, Mantis 2, Mantis Identification, Mantis Behavior, Mantis Compatibility/Control, Mantis Selection, Mantis Systems, Mantis Feeding, Mantis Disease, Mantis Reproduction,

Pistol Shrimp  by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pistol Shrimps 1Pistol Shrimps 2, Alpheid ID, Alpheid Behavior, Alpheid Compatibility, Alpheid Selection, Alpheid Systems, Pistol Shrimp and Goby Biotopes, Alpheid Feeding, Alpheid Disease,
Alpheid  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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