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SYMPTOMS
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Red
patches on body, haemorrhagic discolouration of vent
(anal) area of abdomen; any or all of the above symptoms
if not promptly treated may quickly deteriorate into
the following terminal symptoms:- bloated appearance
of abdomen (but scales aren't standing off body), Exophthalmia("Popeye"),
abnormally high respiratory rate (i.e. faster than 90
gill beats/min.).Fin rot starts at the edge of the fins,
and destroys more and more tissue until it reaches the
fin base. If it does reach the fin base, the fish will
never be able to regenerate the lost tissue. At this
point, the disease may attack the fish's body directly.
Same pathogen causes GILL ROT
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DISEASE
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Body-rot,
fin-rot, tail-rot SEE
ALSO VIBRIO |
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Fin
rot is caused by several species of rod-shaped, motile,
(="mobile"), Gram-negative bacteria. Most
species belong to the Aeromonas genus. See also Vibrio
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KNOWN TREATMENT/S |
A
large water change followed by a anti bacterial
treatment as soon as possible. If no improvement
by day 2, see Trichodina.
Improved
tank maintenance will keep baceria count
to a minimum.
Waterlife
Myxazin
Neomycin
Sukfate
Acriflavin(AKA
Trypaflavin)
Nitrofurazone
Chloramphenicol(Chloromycetin)
Antibiotics
appropriate to bacteria strain
For help
with dose rates and disease diagnosis in
Discus, see our Forum...
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PREVENTION |
Stress
will allow disease to take hold. Inadequacies
in the discus environment can cause stress and
therefore disease.
Quarantine new
arrivals
Never overfeed
Never use "spoiled" foods:
Never use frozen live foods, daphnia, tubifex
etc., which have not been gamma-ray irradiated
ALWAYS prevent vitamin deficiency in captive fishes
by feeding a variety of foods
Monitor ammonia,
nitrite, nitrate
Decreasing pH too
rapidly(ph shock) is extremely stressful for discus,
and can be fatal. Tank Water parameters must be
monitored to accomodate fluctuations that may
take place because of your water source
Physical stressors
such as tank mate aggression, rough/frequent handling.
*Temperature fluctuation.
Over oxygenation*poor
feeding, vitamin deficiency from lack of variety*Inadequate/powerful
lighting |
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References |
| Handbook of Fish
Diseases by Dieter Untergasser, TFH Publications,
Inc 1989 |
| Waterlife.co.uk |
Wikipedia.org |
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