Transit is a form of sickness.
Fish develop illness during the shipping and transportation process.
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Transporting fish is a very stressful time for fish. There are many reasons why fish can become ill while being shipped. The many different influences that are involved with water will begin to change. As the condition of the water begins to change fish become more susceptible to illnesses as the water quality begins to decrease. |
Clamped fins
Infected fish may stay away from other fish as they feel weak or exhausted
Fish may also hover/hang near the surface or other warm areas of your tank
Problems breathing
Increased gill movements
loss of appetite
Respiratory distress
Breathing hard
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The transportation of fish is probably one of the hardest times a fish will have to endure in their life time. Like cold and flu germs on humans, they are always present. This is the same for fish. It begins to show when the fish is under stress. This is when a disease can take over a fish. However, in the aquatic environment unlike the human one, we can add medicine to the water that eradicates potential diseases, and helps to maintain water quality until the fish is strong enough to fight off disease by itself. |
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