Common causes of Arowana enteritis and corresponding treatment methods
1. Stress Stress enteritis
Arowana stress enteritis is mainly caused by sudden changes in the rearing environment, such as excessive fluctuation or deterioration of water quality, and arowana being frightened by the outside world.
Symptoms of disease: The diseased fish has white excrement, and the excrement is not easy to disperse after entering the water; the diseased fish expands the gills to breathe, or retracts the fins and hides in the dark area of the fish tank
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Coping methods: In this case, it is generally only necessary to rest the sick fish, stop feeding them during the period, change the water frequently, control the water quality, give them a comfortable living environment, and prevent them from being frightened.
2. Enteritis caused by mutation of water quality
Old water quality or deterioration of water quality can also cause Arowana to suffer from enteritis disease.
Symptoms of disease: The body of the diseased fish is black in color, the fins are shrunk, and there is a serious phenomenon of dragging the stool.
Coping methods: Once the above symptoms are found in the dragon fish, immediately adjust the water quality and change the water frequently. In the case of keeping the water clean, the sick fish can be rested for a few days, and the sick fish can slowly recover.
3. Infection by internal parasites caused by internal parasites
Arowana was infected by internal parasites and caused enteritis under the condition of low resistance.
Symptoms of disease: The diseased fish appear to lie down in the tank, drag their stools, and shrink their fins; the diseased fish refuse to eat, their body color becomes dark, their body is thin, their eyes are dull, and hollow or segment-shaped feces appear.
Corresponding method: use its special anthelmintic medicine for the diseased fish, such as intestinal worm clearing medicine, pay attention to the medicine according to the instructions; change the water regularly, once every 3 days, and replace three points each time one of the water.
4. Enteritis caused by bacterial infection
If the water quality of arowana is not good or has not been changed for a long time Water, the remaining fish food or excrement in the fish tank is not cleaned up in time, which leads to the proliferation of bacteria in the water, and the arowana with low resistance is easily infected by bacteria, which causes enteritis.
Symptoms of disease: The body of the diseased fish is black, and the fins are retracted or the stool is dragged, and the feces of the diseased fish are mostly pus-like white stools. Once the above symptoms are found in the dragon fish, it must be treated in time, otherwise the sick fish are likely to die because of it.
Coping methods: In this case, oxytetracycline or other Arowana-specific drugs can be used for treatment, and at the same time pay attention to maintaining good water quality.
5. Enteritis caused by improper feeding
The owner did not pay attention to checking the bait before feeding the arowana. enteritis.
Symptoms: The sick fish will have white stools, blindfolded or raised eyes, and may have head hole disease. Later, it may also cause diseases such as anal redness and ascites.
Coping methods: If it is caused by parasitic infection, enteritis can be treated by the above-mentioned drug treatment of intestinal worms. If the dragon fish causes enteritis due to eating unclean or indigestible food, it can be treated with special medicine for dragon fish, so that the sick fish can discharge the excrement from its body.
We summarize: there are many reasons for enteritis in dragon fish, so in the process of treatment, we must pay attention to distinguish the specific reasons of dragon fish disease, so as to avoid Because of the improper treatment, the dragon fish will cause secondary damage. It is recommended that pet owners usually feed arowana, pay attention to cleaning and disinfection first, so as to prevent the arowana from eating unclean food and gastrointestinal discomfort.
