1. Common causes of enteritis in dragon fish
1. Caused by internal delivery Enteritis in Arowana
The symptoms of Arowana enteritis caused by this condition are similar to the symptoms exhibited by Arowana’s endoparasite infection, and it is difficult to distinguish, because when Arowana suffers from the above two diseases, Its eyes, body color and demeanor are basically the same. But it can be distinguished by the appetite and fecal condition of the dragon fish. Generally speaking, when Arowana is infected with endoparasites, its appetite will not be affected; and when suffering from enteritis, it usually shows anorexia or refusal to eat. In addition, the feces pulled out by Arowanas infected with endoparasites are usually hollow or segmented white stools; while Arowanas suffer from enteritis with reduced defecation or pus-like white stools.
2. Enteritis caused by excessive changes in water quality
Arowanas suffering from enteritis usually show the following symptoms for this reason; black body color, shrinking fins, and mowing Wait, the feces of sick fish may reach about 10 cm.
3. Enteritis caused by bacterial infection
The main symptoms of Arowana enteritis caused by this cause are: black body color, shrinking fins, etc. In addition, there will be obvious abdominal distension, which is the biggest characteristic of this type of enteritis in arowana, and sick turtles with this type of enteritis are also most likely to die.
Second, the treatment of Arowana enteritis
1. For internal Enteritis caused by parasitism
The treatment of arowana enteritis caused by internal parasitisation is generally based on deworming. Since the arowana enteritis is caused by internal parasitism, after curing the internal parasitism of arowana, its enteritis will naturally also disappear. solved. In addition, many therapeutic drugs for arowana endoparasitism themselves also have the dual effect of treating arowana endoparasitism and enteritis, among which the common therapeutic drugs are:
A: For arowana enteritis caused by small worms , The sick fish usually have solid white stools or dragging stools. In this case, metronidazole and strychnine can be used for treatment, and the sick fish are treated with medicated baths. Generally, the medicated fish baths for 3 days or the sick fish discharge a lot of white stools. You can stop medication and change the water. Or you can use Changchongqing for medicated bath treatment for sick fish, but many owners do not pay attention to the way of medication when using this medicine, which leads to poisoning of sick fish, so if you choose to use this medicine to treat sick fish, you must be careful. Check the medication instructions and take the medication strictly according to the instructions for use.
B: For enteritis caused by large insects, it is generally necessary to use finished medicines for expelling large dragonfish large insects, but this type of medicine is relatively expensive, and it is recommended for owners to use levamisole hydrochloride and chlorine. Veterinary drugs such as benzoguanidine tablets are used to treat sick fish. It is also a medicated bath treatment. The medicine can be stopped for three days or when the worms are discharged. Note: Take out the worms discharged by the sick fish in time, so as not to be eaten by the fish and cause secondary infection.
2. Treatment of Arowana enteritis caused by indigestion
This cause of Arowana enteritis The problem is relatively easy to treat. The diseased fish can be treated with medicated bath according to the dosage of 4~6 tablets of dysentery/100 liters of water. Generally, the treatment can be stopped after 3 days of medicated bath or when the appetite of the sick fish is restored and the stool is normal. .
3. For enteritis caused by large fluctuations in water quality:
In this case, it is generally not necessary to treat the sick fish with medication. Fish can be cured without treatment.
4. Treatment of arowana enteritis caused by bacterial infection
Arowana enteritis caused by bacterial infection is the most troublesome to treat. For the diseased fish whose body color remains unchanged, norfloxacin can be used for medicated bath treatment, the dosage is 4~6 capsules/100 liters of water, and the medicated bath is 3~6 days. Stop the medication, and pay attention to fasting the sick fish during the medicated bath. For diseased fish with blackened body color and symptoms such as shrinking fins and rotten tails, it can be treated with oxytetracycline copper sulfate and salt for acute anti-inflammatory treatment, and then fed to the diseased fish when they still have appetite. Oxytetracycline or norfloxacin can be mixed into a hamburger and fed once a day for three consecutive days. Or see the sick fish discharge pus-like white stool, you can stop the medication.
