by lanreef » Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:03 pm
Disease Recognitions
Bacterial Infections and Mixed Infections
Whitish body, cloudy eyes and extreme coating of dead cells and mucus. It appears as whitish overcoating because of the destruction of mucous membranes
Spring Virosis and Erythrodermatitis
Open sores and ulcerations persisting up to 14 days upon appearance of symptoms. It leads to open wound with bleeding and destruction of tissues that leads to necrosis this is the coloration of black tissues.
Internal Bacterial Infections
Open bleeding sores near the anal fin, protruding anus, excretion of white mucus and bleeding under the skin, bleeding membranes around mouth and abdominal area
Dropsy
Leads from internal or external bacterial infections resulting in dropsy body or edematous cells. Kidneys can't excrete excessive fluids out of the body so it was deposited in cavities under the scales.
Symptoms are loss of appetite, difficulty of breathing, cloudy eyes, protruding eyes or pop eyes, bloating and lethargy. Highly contagious.
Bacterial Fin and Tail Rot
Fin and tails are starting to destroy. The first day, the fins and tails are forming a transparent coloration in them, second day to third day it spreads and the fourth day it destroy the fins and tails. Infections may include destruction of tail base and fin membranes. You can also see mucous coating and bleeding.
Fungal infections
Floppy like growth in the affected area of the fish, results from injury and stress. Spores are infectious when the temperature is lower.
Treatments
Melafix Marine to treat your inborn marine infections, including tail and fin rot, bacterial infections and mix infections. For overall marine treatments.
Pimafix for your fungal infections, you can also use melafix if you want to treat a general infections. But for this matter, since marine tank is used the API Melafix marine will be the choice.
Tank size- 75 gallons
Filtration- Berlin System
Fish-damselfish, clownfish, wrasses, tangs, hawfi
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