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Causes and symptoms of saprolegniasis of parrot fish and treatment of saprolegniasis

Anyuan
Practicing veterinary physician
Parrot fish are prone to Saprolegniasis if they are injured in transportation or fishing and the wounds are not treated in time. When parrot fish suffer from Saprolegniasis, white spots will appear on the surface of the body, and the color will become dull. In the middle stage of Saprolegniasis, white floccule will appear in the affected area. After parrot fish suffers from saprolegniasis, the wound can be cleaned with mercurochrome first, and then treated with potassium permanganate or furacilin powder bath. Medicated bath once a day, 20 minutes each time, for several days, will be effective.
Causes and symptoms of saprolegniasis of parrot fish and treatment of saprolegniasis

1. Causes and symptoms

of Saprolegniasis in parrot fish The main cause of Saprolegniasis in parrot fish is traumatic infection, such as accidental injury in the process of transportation or fishing, the injured part is easily infected with Saprolegniasis. Saprolegniasis, also known as mildew skin disease or white disease, is very common in tropical fish. Saprolegniasis appears as white spots in the early stage, which is very similar to white spot disease, but in the middle stage, white spots will become white spots, and white flocs will appear in the affected area. The body color of the parrot fish itself will also become dull, and their movements will become sluggish. If not treated in time, the whole body of parrot fish will be submerged by water mold, which will eventually lead to death.

2. Treatment

of Saprolegniasis of Parrot Fish When Saprolegniasis of Parrot Fish is not serious, first raise the water temperature to 28 C, then keep changing water every day, and finally add coarse salt to the fish tank to inhibit the spread of Saprolegniasis. If the case of Saprolegniasis is serious, it is necessary to fish out the diseased fish first, wash the affected area with mercurochrome, and then put 2 ppm furacilin powder or 1 ppm potassium permanganate solution for medicated bath, once a day, 20 minutes each time, for several days, you can see the obvious effect. During the treatment of Saprolegniasis

in parrot fish, breeders need to stop feeding and change water every day in order to treat Saprolegniasis more effectively.

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