Causes and symptoms of vertical scale disease in parrot fish
Reason: Vertical scale disease is a bacterial disease. These bacteria will breed and multiply due to unclean water, wounds on the surface of the fish, low oxygen content in the water in the fish tank
, and high temperature of the water in the fish tank. Clinically, the disease is caused by The cure rate has not exceeded 50%, and it is extremely contagious.
Symptoms: In the early stage of the disease, the skin of the parrot fish will turn black, with black spots, black lines, etc., and the body surface will be rough and swollen. Similarly, at the same time, the base of the scales is edematous and translucent liquid accumulates; in the later stage of erectile scale disease, the scales on the whole body of the parrot fish will stand up, the fin base is congested, and there is translucent liquid between the fin membranes. A watery liquid was ejected from the base of the scales, and the scales fell off. At the same time, in the late stage of the disease, the parrot fish will have difficulty breathing, slow swimming, and the body will turn upside down, and the sick fish will die after 2 to 3 days.
How to treat vertical scale disease of parrot fish?
When finding out that the parrot fish suffers from vertical scale disease, the first thing to do is to keep the parrot fish away from other healthy fish, because the vertical scale disease of the parrot fish is very contagious . Then soak the sick parrot fish in 3% concentration of salt water mixed with 3% concentration of baking soda water for a medicated bath, or soak the parrot fish in a solution of nitrofurazone powder and gentamicin for treatment, morning and evening. Once, for about ten minutes each time.
If the condition of the parrot fish is serious, during the above treatment measures, the owner can also make oxytetracycline as a medicinal feed, feeding 30 mg per kilogram of fish, once a day, for one week continuously. The condition of the parrot fish will improve. It is worth mentioning that before feeding the parrot fish with the main medicine, you need to stop eating for 2 days to empty the food in the intestines.
Warm reminder: If the owner wants to prevent the parrot fish from suffering from vertical scale disease, he must keep the water quality in the fish tank clean at all times, and also need to strictly control the water temperature difference ( Within 2°C); pay attention to observe the health of parrot fish every day, if any abnormality is found, it needs to be treated in time.
