Information Package / Course Catalogue
Aquarium Fish Diseases
Course Code: SUM412
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

General knowledge about some aquarium fish diseases diagnose and treatment.

Course Content

Students will be able to diagnose the diseases if necessary treatment the diseases.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1. Student will be learnt some diseases of aquarium fish and will observe
2. Student will evaluate and analysis of health factors of living thing (fish, plant, mussles, etc) in aquarium
3. Student will be determine some problem orginated from feeding
4. Student will research factors can take role as toxic matter
5.General knowledge about precautions and treatment in aquarium fish diseases
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Arda, M. ve ark. (2005): Balık Hastalıkları.
2. Roberts, R.J. Fish Pathology, Wiley, 4th Edition.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Aquaculture applications of aquarium fish in the world and Turkey
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Textbook
Week 2 - Theoretical
Stress and water quality in aquarium fish
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Textbook
Week 3 - Theoretical
Factors effect livinthings in aquarium ecosystem
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Textbook
Week 4 - Theoretical
Marine and fresh water species which cultured in aquarium
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Textbook
Week 5 - Theoretical
Bacterial diseases in aquarium fish: Columnaris
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Textbook
Week 6 - Theoretical
Tail and fin decaying disease, bacterial gill disease
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Textbook
Week 7 - Theoretical
Parasitic diseases are shown in aquarium
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Textbook
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
White spot disease, Oodinium, Ichthyobodo necator, Ichtyobodo pyriformis , Costia necatrix,Hexamita, gill parasites in aquarium fish
Week 9 - Theoretical
Fungal diseases are shown in aquarium fish
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Textbook
Week 10 - Theoretical
Viral diseases in aquarium fish, Lymphocyctis
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Textbook
Week 11 - Theoretical
Feeding diseases in aquarium fish
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Textbook
Week 12 - Theoretical
Some toxic chemicals effect aquarium fish, silicon, amonium, nitrite-nitrate
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Textbook
Week 13 - Theoretical
Drugs and chemical matters which used in control and treatment in aquarium fish
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Textbook
Week 14 - Theoretical
Overview
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Textbook
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Lecture - Practice141242
Midterm Examination1112
Final Examination1112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
OÇ-1
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
OÇ-2
3
2
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
3
2
2
OÇ-3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-4
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-5
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026