What to do if the dragon fish has a rotten tail

Causes and treatments for rotten tail of dragon fish

I. Caused by poor water quality . Arowana rotten tail is usually caused by poor water quality. Arowana has high requirements on water quality, and at the same time, they are more sensitive to the fluctuation of water quality. Therefore, when raising arowana, you must pay attention to maintaining good water quality, which is the key to preventing many common diseases of arowana. What if the dragon fish is unfortunate enough to have a bad tail? You can refer to the following methods to give it treatment:

Keep the water clean. If the dragon fish is found to be rotten, the owner needs to change the water immediately to keep the water clean. Usually, pay attention to clean up the food residues and feces in the fish tank

in time, and clean the filter regularly to prevent the water quality from deteriorating, resulting in a large number of bacteria breeding in the water.

Second, the trauma of the dragon fish is caused by bacterial infection

If the trauma of the dragon fish’s tail is not treated in time, it will lead to bacterial infection, which may also lead to rotten tail . Although dragon fish are ferocious, their tails are very fragile, and once there is a fight or collision between dragon fish, their tails can easily be injured.

In this case, the following methods can be used to treat:

Isolate the injured or rotten arowana at the first time, and add some roughage to the fish tank where it is located. Salt to prevent the wounds of sick fish from rotting. If the symptoms of arowana tail rot are more serious, you need to apply some potassium permanganate to it for treatment.

Three. Bacterial rotten tail

The rotten tail of dragon fish may also be bacterial rotten tail, which is mainly caused by the large amount of bacteria in the water or the food fed . For the rotten tail of arowana caused by this reason, the owner can use anti-inflammatory drugs or antibiotics to treat the sick fish in a medicated bath, once a day, for 20 minutes each time, and insist on the medicated bath for 1 week. Symptoms can be cured.

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