White spot disease is a disease that tropical fish are very easy to get, and the big pencil fish is no exception. The source of the disease is a parasite called the little melon worm, which mainly lives on the skin, tail fin and gills of fish, where white spots grow, the fish's swimming slows down, and the appetite is not very good, and even rubs against the body on water plants or stones. If you want to treat it, just warm it up properly.
1. Enteritis: If the big pencil fish eats unclean things or feeds too much, it will cause the fish to suffer from enteritis. After illness, fish will have mucus in their excrement and lose their appetite. In this case, it is necessary to suspend feeding, pay attention to changing water, and add vitamins to the water.
2. Saprolegniasis: After the big pencil fish is injured, the fungus invades the wound and will suffer from saprolegniasis, and the diseased part will grow white floc. In this case, it is necessary to change the water immediately, at the same time, pay attention to the appropriate temperature, and add appropriate antibiotics and antimicrobial agents to the water, or treat with methylene blue.
3, head hole disease: big pencil fish living in poor water quality, or lack of vitamins and minerals, it is easy to suffer from head hole disease. After discovering the illness, we should change the water immediately, pay attention to the water temperature at the same time, and add salt appropriately. In addition, if the condition does not improve, it can be treated with drugs such as antiprotozoa.
4. Squamous disease: Squamous disease is usually caused by bacterial infection and virus invasion when the big pencil fish lives in a poor water environment. After illness, appetite will be greatly affected, while action will be very inflexible, the scales on the body will stand up. The disease is difficult to treat, try adding salt or antibiotics.
