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30-12-2006, 01:15 PM
Disease And Cure On Flowerhorn
1) Diseases: Fungus Infection
Cause: Poor water conditions
Wounded body
Fungus parasite infection
Symptoms: cotton look alike object starts to grow on body
Remedy: Increase water temperature (30’C to 31’C)
Antibiotic or anti-bacteria medical
Malachite Green, Zinc-Free Oxalate or Methylene Blue
2) Disease: Dehydration
Cause: Poor water conditions
Infected by bacteria or worms
Symptoms: swollen stomach, popping eyes and scales,
Remedy: Improve water condition
Antibiotic or anti-bacteria medical
3) Disease: Columnaris
Cause: Parasite infection
Poor water condition (bacteria)
Symptoms: Cotton wool look alike object appeared on mouth or gill area, loss of
appetite, less mobile and its so infectious that can cause the death of
Other tank mate.
Remedy: quatin the fish in a hostiple tank, put 13ml of ‘Tetracycline’ per 1 litre of
Water for 6 days; change half the tank water everyday with the same
amount of ‘Tetracycline’ added.
4) Disease: Hole in the hole
Cause: Poor water conditions
Lack of minerals and microorganism in fish
Infected by Hexameter and bacteria
Symptoms: Different sizes of holes appear on the head
Remedy: Improved water condition
Increase more minerals and microorganism in food
Antibiotic or anti-bacteria medical
5) Disease: Whirling (in shock)
Cause: Transferring of fish from acidic water to alkaline water or from low
Temperature water to higher temperature water or vice-versa
Symptoms: Unsuitability of environment causes anxiety and loss control of
Equilibrium and knock itself wildly till suffocation
Remedy: Prevention is better than cure, test the temperture and water quality
Before transferring fish to any new evemant
6) Disease: Ich (White-spot)
Cause: Ichthyophthirius multifilis
Symptoms: White spots of 0.5mm – 1mm are found on the surface of body,
Fins, eyes gills etc
Remedy:
7) Disease: Tail and Fin rot
Cause: Injured during transferring of fish
Poor water conditions
Parasite attack
Cytophage colunnaris infection
Symptoms: Tails and Fins will becomes discoloured, taking on an opaque,
Bluish-white colouration, bleeding will occur.
Remedy: Improved water conditions
Antibiotic or anti-bacteria medical
8) Disease: Mouth infection
Cause: Mouth wounded during transit or fight
Infected By Bacteria
Saprolegnia sp bacteria living on the fish
Symptoms: Reddish and swollen mouth, thread like object filamentous.
Remedy: Single-out sick fish
Methylene Blue, Malachite Green or Zinc-Free Oxalate.
1) Diseases: Fungus Infection
Cause: Poor water conditions
Wounded body
Fungus parasite infection
Symptoms: cotton look alike object starts to grow on body
Remedy: Increase water temperature (30’C to 31’C)
Antibiotic or anti-bacteria medical
Malachite Green, Zinc-Free Oxalate or Methylene Blue
2) Disease: Dehydration
Cause: Poor water conditions
Infected by bacteria or worms
Symptoms: swollen stomach, popping eyes and scales,
Remedy: Improve water condition
Antibiotic or anti-bacteria medical
3) Disease: Columnaris
Cause: Parasite infection
Poor water condition (bacteria)
Symptoms: Cotton wool look alike object appeared on mouth or gill area, loss of
appetite, less mobile and its so infectious that can cause the death of
Other tank mate.
Remedy: quatin the fish in a hostiple tank, put 13ml of ‘Tetracycline’ per 1 litre of
Water for 6 days; change half the tank water everyday with the same
amount of ‘Tetracycline’ added.
4) Disease: Hole in the hole
Cause: Poor water conditions
Lack of minerals and microorganism in fish
Infected by Hexameter and bacteria
Symptoms: Different sizes of holes appear on the head
Remedy: Improved water condition
Increase more minerals and microorganism in food
Antibiotic or anti-bacteria medical
5) Disease: Whirling (in shock)
Cause: Transferring of fish from acidic water to alkaline water or from low
Temperature water to higher temperature water or vice-versa
Symptoms: Unsuitability of environment causes anxiety and loss control of
Equilibrium and knock itself wildly till suffocation
Remedy: Prevention is better than cure, test the temperture and water quality
Before transferring fish to any new evemant
6) Disease: Ich (White-spot)
Cause: Ichthyophthirius multifilis
Symptoms: White spots of 0.5mm – 1mm are found on the surface of body,
Fins, eyes gills etc
Remedy:
7) Disease: Tail and Fin rot
Cause: Injured during transferring of fish
Poor water conditions
Parasite attack
Cytophage colunnaris infection
Symptoms: Tails and Fins will becomes discoloured, taking on an opaque,
Bluish-white colouration, bleeding will occur.
Remedy: Improved water conditions
Antibiotic or anti-bacteria medical
8) Disease: Mouth infection
Cause: Mouth wounded during transit or fight
Infected By Bacteria
Saprolegnia sp bacteria living on the fish
Symptoms: Reddish and swollen mouth, thread like object filamentous.
Remedy: Single-out sick fish
Methylene Blue, Malachite Green or Zinc-Free Oxalate.