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135:Common aquarium diseases include the following:
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57:"List of aquarium diseases"
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360:Whitish, fur-like growths
122:list of aquarium diseases
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384:Fungal growths on eggs
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806:and other parasites
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737:(marine ich)
734:Cryptocaryon
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1380:Anna Thynne
1261:Aquascaping
1218:Feeder fish
1160:Algae eater
1100:Fish feeder
992:fishkeeping
670:Tetrahymena
619:Anchor worm
576:Neon tetras
490:Similar to
348:Saprolegnia
329:Pseudomonas
256:livebearers
249:Flexibacter
235:fin-nippers
212:Amputation
1560:Categories
1507:amphibians
1370:Paul Matte
1286:Macquarium
1233:Shrimp mix
1006:Freshwater
905:2015-09-18
885:References
866:quarantine
860:Quarantine
828:Septicemia
770:Treatment
709:incomplete
436:and others
372:Egg fungus
244:columnaris
161:Treatment
139:Freshwater
68:newspapers
1435:Companies
1404:Magazines
1299:Reef safe
1228:Infusoria
1200:Fish food
1170:Coldwater
1139:Substrate
1124:Powerhead
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1115:Live rock
1075:Driftwood
1031:Community
988:Aquariums
692:Saltwater
602:parasites
558:vitamin C
460:Angelfish
430:angelfish
379:Eggs only
352:Oomycetic
222:Bacterial
1442:Dennerle
1291:Project
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1134:Refugium
1110:Lighting
1071:Bog-wood
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925:(2005) (
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783:parasite
767:Symptoms
675:Parasite
626:parasite
572:parasite
539:cichlids
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529:Hexamita
507:parasite
426:Gouramis
331:bacteria
307:bacteria
300:Vibrosis
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197:bacteria
158:Symptoms
1472:Wardley
1213:Daphnia
1185:Painted
1095:Fishcam
1036:Biotope
755:Disease
624:Lernaea
218:Fin rot
207:papules
146:Disease
82:scholar
1545:plants
1532:plants
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1318:People
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