Main common diseases of parrot fish and their treatment plans
Parrot fish is a brightly colored tropical fish. Its colorful appearance is like the colorful coat of a parrot. Its body shape is approximately oval or spherical, and its mouth has a triangular lip, which looks like a day-long coat. The look of a smile that doesn't close its mouth has a high ornamental value in the ornamental fish world, and many aquarists are attracted by it. In particular, the blood parrot, which is often used as a Feng Shui fish, is even more popular. But there are many common diseases of this fish. Let’s take a look at the main common diseases of parrot fish and their treatment options.
1. White spot disease, this disease is very common in all kinds of fish. Its pathogen is small melon worm. Because of its high morbidity and mortality, aquarists must pay attention to it. Fish diseases After the disease, white spots are scattered on the fish, and sick fish can even be seen squeezing each other or wiping the fish body with hard objects. If you leave it alone, white spots will appear all over the body in a few days, and even more serious conditions may occur
High water temperature can treat this disease. Adjust the water temperature of the fish to 28 degrees. After a few days, The small melon worms will burst and fall off due to the rise in water temperature. At this time, you can pay attention to changing the water, and continue to maintain the water temperature for a period of time, and the sick fish can recover. ?
2. Black spot disease is very common in parrot fish. It is not a serious disease. There are many causes of this disease. For example, the parrot fish is frightened, or when the water is just changed, the parrot fish The fish is not adapted to the current water quality, etc. Usually the black spots will fade on their own after a period of time. Therefore, when raising fish, you should be careful not to scare the parrot fish. This kind of fish is timid. If you find that the parrot fish has black spots after changing the water, it means that the parrot fish is not adaptable. You should change the water immediately and return the water to the water quality that the parrot fish was used to.
3. Hole-in-the-head disease, which is also common in arhats and parrots. Hole-in-the-head disease is a disease caused by non-living things. It is common and has a high mortality rate. At first, the fish’s head The affected area will turn white and a small part will bulge, and eventually it will become a perforation. This disease is usually caused by a lack of nutrients such as vitamins, calcium, or phosphorus in fish bait. Or the fish may be infected by parasites, resulting in the inability to absorb nutrients and causing this disease.
Take out the sick fish and squeeze out the pus on the top of the head. At this time, you can use a sterilized knife or cotton swab to assist. After draining the pustule, apply some metronidazole powder, then seal it with erythromycin ointment, and then put the sick fish in a small basin with Ueno yellow powder for a medicinal bath for a period of time (pay attention to the water temperature of the medicinal bath and the original fish culture) water temperature is the same).
4. Enteritis: When you find that the abdomen of your parrot fish is obviously enlarged, the anus is red and swollen, and white stools are flowing out, your parrot fish may be suffering from enteritis. To treat this disease, you have to pay attention to how your parrot fish becomes sick. If you feed too much, it will cause indigestion in the parrot. It usually manifests as not wanting to eat, being weak and weak, liking to stay alone in a corner of the tank, exuding thick white stool, and gradually darkening in body color. Dabai tablets or Furazole can be used to treat it. Generally, 4 to 6 tablets are put into 100 kilograms of water and bathed in medicine for three days until the fish recovers.
Enteritis caused by bacterial infection is difficult to treat. Parrots show shrinking fins, piles, blackening, and abdominal distension. They are the most susceptible to death in enteritis. Most of their feces are pus-like white. It can also cause bowel movements. Norfloxacin can be used for medicated bath. Add 4 to 6 pills in 100 liters of water, and the medicated bath lasts for 3 to 6 days. When the abdominal distention disappears, stop taking the medicine and change the water, and fast during the medicinal bath. If there are shrunken fins, blackening, or tail rot, you can first use oxytetracycline, copper sulfate and salt to reduce inflammation.
If it is enteritis caused by internal parasites, the fish’s appetite will not decrease (generally enteritis will result in food refusal and anorexia), and the feces will be segmented or hollow, which is different from other enteritis. It is pus-like white stool or less stool. Fish suffering from this disease are not easy to treat and must be treated seriously, usually with insect control. It can be treated with metronidazole plus furazolidine. Add 4 to 6 pills to 100 liters of water and take a medicinal bath for three days. If you see a large amount of white stool flowing out, you can stop the medication and change the water.
If enteritis is caused by water quality, the fish will turn black, gather in piles, have shrunken fins, and have mop-like feces, which can be about 10 centimeters long. Usually this kind of enteritis does not require treatment. It can be cured in a few days after adjusting the water quality of your fish.
The above four are the main common diseases of parrot fish and their treatment plans that I have sorted out. I hope they can be helpful to all aquarists.