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Why does guppy rot end, how to treat?

Anyuan
Practicing veterinary physician
Traumatic infection: Guppies have large tails, which are easily injured when they mate or fight. If the tail is not treated in time after injury, it will lead to the situation of rotten tail. In this case, the breeder needs to disinfect the wound first, and then use the yellow powder bath. Environmental discomfort: guppy in the water quality is too poor or the water temperature is too low, there will be rotten tail. At this time, breeders need to change water in time and use erythromycin bath treatment.
Why does guppy rot end, how to treat?

1. Traumatic infection

1. Cause: The rotten tail of guppy may be caused by wound inflammation and infection without timely treatment after trauma, because the tail of guppy is relatively large, when mating or fighting, the tail is very vulnerable. If the tail is not disinfected in time after injury, it will be infected with bacteria, leading to rotten tail.

2. Treatment: Breeders should first disinfect the wound with saline or erythromycin ointment. If it is not serious, it can be treated by changing water, warming up, adding salt and exploding oxygen. If the symptoms are severe, a medicated bath with furacilin powder or potassium permanganate solution is needed. Medicated bath for about 7 days, you can recover.

Two, environmental discomfort

1, reasons: guppy tail rot may also be due to poor water quality, if the water quality in the fish tank is poor, it will lead to bacterial growth, there is a tail rot. It may also be that the water temperature is too low, because guppies are tropical fish, if the water temperature is too low, it will reduce their immunity and lead to bacterial infections.

2, remedial method: Breeder should change water above all, but the quantity that changes water cannot be too big, can change 1/3 everyday. Secondly, the water temperature should be raised to 28 degrees Celsius. Finally, erythromycin and gentamicin can be used for medicated bath. During the treatment period, water should be changed every day and feeding should be stopped. After the wound on the guppy's tail has healed, it can be fed.

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