In the breeding of arowana, they may get sick, need to be found and treated in time. One of these diseases is called "saprolegniasis". Their symptoms are quite obvious. If there are some white flocculent substances on the body surface and fins of arowana, and their activity is significantly reduced, and their appetite is not good, then it may be the disease. At this time, we must take timely measures to treat, otherwise serious illness will lead to body surface ulceration.
First of all, you need to fish out the arowana from the fish tank, hold it in your hand, and quickly apply mercurochrome to the arowana on the wound site. Then, need to use potassium permanganate solution to soak arowana, the concentration needs to pay attention to, every liter of water into about one milligram of potassium permanganate can be. The soaking time should be controlled at about 20 minutes. Before the cure, need to soak every day, the effect is generally better. Moreover, for other fish in the tank, it is also necessary to properly disinfect them to avoid bacterial infection.
"Saprolegniasis" is a fungal disease. Generally speaking, fish with this disease will not recover on their own, especially for those with severe symptoms. Moreover, the disease also has a certain degree of infectivity, if not treated in time, it is easy to endanger other fish in the tank. Therefore, after discovering the symptoms, it is better not to wait for its own recovery, but to fish out the infected fish in time for isolation and treatment, and to disinfect the water in the fish tank.
