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Can the protruding eye disease of parrot fish infect? How to avoid infection?

Anyuan
Practicing veterinary physician
The bulging eye disease in parrot fish is contagious. Their bulging eye disease is caused by bacterial infection, and the bacteria on the body of diseased fish may be transmitted to other healthy fish. In order to prevent the occurrence of infectious phenomena, it is necessary to fish out the diseased fish from the fish tank in time and raise them separately. At the same time, in order to prevent the fish in the original fish tank from getting sick, one third of the old water needs to be replaced, and the water needs to be replaced again after three to four days. At the same time, appropriate amount of coarse salt should be added to the old water to sterilize and disinfect.
Can the protruding eye disease of parrot fish infect? How to avoid infection?

1. Is the bulging eye disease of parrot fish contagious

? The bulging eye disease of parrot fish is contagious, because it is likely to be caused by bacterial infection. When the water in the fish tank is not replaced in time, the residue in the water will breed a lot of harmful bacteria. At this time, they will get sick from bacterial infection. There will be bacterial hyphae in the diseased fish, and if the diseased fish is not isolated, the hyphae in the diseased fish will be transmitted to other fish. As a result, other healthy parrot fish can also get bulging eye disease.

2. How to avoid the occurrence

of infection? In order to prevent the occurrence of infection, the diseased fish should be fished out of the original fish tank in time. At the same time, the water in the original fish tank should be changed in time. At this time, attention should be paid not to change too much water, so as to avoid the discomfort of parrot fish due to sudden changes in water quality. Change about one third of the water in the fish tank each time, and change the water about two to three times a week. Do not use fresh tap water for the new water. The tap water should be dried for several days first. Because this can remove the chlorine in the water and prevent the fish from being poisoned by chlorine. After

changing the water, it is necessary to put a proper amount of coarse salt into the fish tank to sterilize and disinfect. At this time, sick fish also need to undergo certain treatment, to use potassium permanganate to clean fish eyes, and then apply oxytetracycline around the eyes, three times a day, after a week or so of treatment, exophthalmos will be cured.

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