Nutritional Problems

Symptoms:

Symptoms vary, depending upon which vitamin is deficient in a fish's diet. Below is a list of common symptoms associated with vitamin deficiencies.

Vitamin A: Poor growth, loss of appetite, eye problems, dropsy, gill problems, hemorrhage at fin base.

Vitamin B1 (Thiamine): Poor appetite, muscular wasting, convulsions, loss of equilibrium, edema, poor growth.

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): Cloudy eyes, blood-shot eyes, poor vision, photophobic (dislike of light), dark coloration, poor appetite, poor growth, anemia.

Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine): Nervous disorders, loss of appetite, anemia, edema, gasping, flaring of gill covers.

Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamine): Poor appetite, anemia, poor growth.

Biotin: Loss of appetite, poor growth, muscular wasting, convulsions, skin and gut lesions.

Choline: Poor growth, visceral hemorrhages.

Folic acid: Poor growth, lethargy, fin damage, dark coloration, anemia.

Inositol: Poor growth, dropsy, skin lesions.

Pantothenic acid: Gill and skin problems, loss of appetite, poor growth, lethargy.

Vitamin C: Dark coloration, skin problems, eye diseases, spinal deformities.

	Symptoms: Symptoms vary, depending upon which vitamin is deficient in a fish's diet. Below is a list of common symptoms associated with vitamin deficiencies. Vitamin A: Poor growth, loss of appetite, eye problems, dropsy, gill problems, hemorrhage at fin base. Vitamin B1 (Thiamine): Poor appetite, muscular wasting, convulsions, loss of equilibrium, edema, poor growth. Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): Cloudy eyes, blood-shot eyes, poor vision, photophobic (dislike of light), dark coloration, poor appetite, poor growth, anemia. Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine): Nervous disorders, loss of appetite, anemia, edema, gasping, flaring of gill covers. Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamine): Poor appetite, anemia, poor growth. Biotin: Loss of appetite, poor growth, muscular wasting, convulsions, skin and gut lesions. Choline: Poor growth, visceral hemorrhages. Folic acid: Poor growth, lethargy, fin damage, dark coloration, anemia. Inositol: Poor growth, dropsy, skin lesions. Pantothenic acid: Gill and skin problems, loss of appetite, poor growth, lethargy. Vitamin C: Dark coloration, skin problems, eye diseases, spinal deformities.

	Cause: Diet deficient in indicated vitamin(s).

	Treatment: Supplement the fish's diet with the necessary and deficient vitamin(s). This can be done several ways. The easiest way is to use a quality vitamin-enriched flake food. Alternatively, food can be soaked in water with a drop of liquid multivitamins, such as Selcon or Zoe. In addition to either of these methods, fish should be fed fresh or frozen vegetables, such as broccoli, zuchinni, and peas.


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