Fish plants and fish diseases

Question

Is it just me ,or has anybody out there have had problems with getting fish plants and all of a sudden there are disease out breaks in the fish tank!!!!!

Answer 1

I have never had this problem most fish illness comes from poor water conditions if the plants you got are not true aquatic plants then as they slowly start to rot from being in the water they can add to poor water conditions with to really understand this situation of yours more I would need some examples of thease disease's that you have had to deal with

Answer 2

yes.  When adding plants to the tank you have to be careful not to over plant.  One plant at a time a week apart.

Adding plants is no different than adding fish.  Do it slowling and allow the biofilter to readjust after every addition.

Some fish become more stressed with the addition of other fish and plants.  This can lead to ich.

Also, if the plants were not trimmed prior to adding to the tank, rotten or semi rotten roots can begin to decay adding to the waste in the tank which leads to poor water conditions.

When adding add slowly

Answer 3

While I have not had this problem (as I dip all my plants in a bleach solution before adding them to the tank), it is not at all uncommon.  As the above post said, plants should ideally be quarantined as fish would, as they can also carry pathogens into a tank.  Many times, the plants are in the same water as the fish (even if the tanks are separate, they run on the same filtration), which allows parasites, bacteria, and fungal spores to travel freely along on a plant's surface.  At the first signs of stress, the pathogen will quickly infect the fish, leading to an outbreak.

There are several baths you can give the plants to help negate the chances of this happening.  Bleach, potassium permanganate, and alum are the most common.  Bleach should be used at a ratio of 1:19 bleach: water for 2-3 minutes, and slightly less for fine leaved plants.  With potassium permanganate, enough should be used to tint the water pink for a duration of 10-20 minutes.  Alum can be used at the concentration of one tablespoon per gallon of water for upwards of an hour, and several days if you wish to kill snails.

Answer 4

Common problem, especially if you pick up aquatic plants from a "wild" source.  There's all sorts of parasites & diseases that can be introduced into your tank with plants.  It is recommended that plants be quarantined (as well as fish) and "sanitized" before adding them to your tank.  Check your local pet store for plant chemicals that neutralize harmful plant agents and kill parasites that could be hitchhiking on the plants.

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