1. Ascites: Many breeders will confuse ascites and enteritis of Siraitia grosvenorii, although both ascites and enteritis will cause abdominal enlargement. However, the abdominal enlargement caused by ascites disease is mainly due to the accumulation of liquid in the body, and in the later stage, ascites will compress the swim bladder, causing them to be out of balance.
2. Enteritis: Siraitia grosvenorii enteritis also causes abdominal enlargement, but their abdominal enlargement is mainly caused by indigestion. Besides, they have many obvious symptoms after suffering from enteritis. For example, loss of appetite, dim body color, decreased activity, white poop and so on. There are some differences between these symptoms and ascites, which can be found by careful observation by breeders.
2. How to treat ascites and enteritis of Siraitia grosvenorii1. Ascites: Abdominal disease of Siraitia grosvenorii is difficult to treat. If ascites is not serious, you can choose to feed some antibiotics or sulfuric acid. You can also use methyl blue to give sick fish a medicated bath. If the effect is not obvious, antibiotics can be injected directly, but pay attention to safety when injecting, and don't stick to other internal organs of Siraitia grosvenorii.
2. Enteritis: Norfloxacin or levofloxacin can be fed for enteritis of Siraitia grosvenorii, and oxytetracycline or furazolidone can also be used for medicated bath. During the treatment, the breeder also needs to raise the water temperature to 28-32 ℃, and keep the water quality clean to avoid fluctuations in water temperature and water quality.