1. White spot disease: White spot disease is a common disease of tropical fish, and the treasure lotus lantern fish is no exception. It is usually caused by small melon insects. After the disease, white spots will grow on the body, and swimming is not active. This disease occurs mostly in spring and autumn and is highly infectious.
2. Saprolegniasis: Saprolegniasis is usually caused by fungus invading the wound after the lotus lantern fish is injured. The wound will grow white flocculent material, that is, hyphae. Sporangia grow at the end, releasing spores that spread to other fish.
3. Tail rot disease: Tail rot disease is a disease caused by myxococcus. It mainly endangers the tail of the lantern fish, causing it to rot, thus affecting its swimming and balance. It occurs all the year round and needs timely treatment.
4. Bubble disease: If there is too much dissolved gas in the water, the lantern fish will suffer from bubble disease. This disease mainly harms the young fish. There will be bubbles on the fins, and they will gradually become red and erosive, affecting the balance of the fish body.
The treatment of Baolian lantern fish is basically the same. First of all, we should change the water for it, which can dilute the bacteria and parasites in the water body by injecting new water, so as to avoid the deterioration of the disease. After that, it should be properly warmed up, which can stimulate the immunity of fish and improve its metabolism. Finally, a little salt should be added to change the osmotic pressure of the water body and inhibit the bacteria from entering the fish body from the water body. In addition, different diseases can also be treated by soaking and washing with corresponding medicines.
