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What reason is saprolegniasis of red arowana? How to treat?

Anyuan
Practicing veterinary physician
Red arowana suffering from Saprolegniasis is mostly caused by poor water quality. After the disease, the body surface of the diseased fish will appear flocculent gray-white hyphae, accompanied by loss of appetite, listlessness, and ulceration of the body surface in severe cases. When sick fish are found, they need to change the water immediately, and then apply the mercurochrome directly to the affected area. Then soak them in water containing furacilin or potassium permanganate once a day for 20 minutes, and the sick fish can recover after a week.
What reason is saprolegniasis of red arowana? How to treat?

1. what

is the cause of saprolegniasis in red arowana? Saprolegniasis in red arowana is mainly caused by unclean water quality, such as polluted water quality, excessive water exchange, unsuitable water quality, etc., which may lead to Saprolegniasis. In the early stage of the disease, they will have poor appetite and do not like to swim, while the body surface will appear gray-white flocculent hyphae. In the late stage of the disease, the body surface of the diseased fish will rot, showing irregular dark patches, and death will occur if the treatment is not timely.

2. How to treat

saprolegniasis of red arowana? 1. Early stage of the disease: At this time, the symptoms of red arowana are not obvious. Breeders can change water for treatment, and then put a small amount of coarse salt or sea salt in the water, which can achieve the effect of disinfection and sterilization. Baking soda and water can also be used to sprinkle the tank to prevent the tendency of symptoms aggravation after the sick fish are infected.

2. Late stage of illness: At this time, the symptoms of red arowana are more obvious, there will be obvious decay on the body surface, and there will also be flocculent gray-white hyphae. Breeders need to change the water immediately, then apply a certain amount of mercurochrome to the affected area of the diseased fish, and use furacilin or potassium permanganate to give them a medicated bath treatment, once a day, for 20 minutes, so that the symptoms can be restored within a week of treatment.

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