| Main Ref: | 193 |
| Disease type: | Bacterial diseases |
| Disease name: | Mycobacteriosis (Ornament.) |
| Other names: | Tuberculosis piscium |
| Caus. agent: | Mycobacterium piscium |
| Group: |
| Part of body and/or behavior affected by disease: | ||
| Skins and/or fins | Belly | Swimming behavior |
| Gills | Anus | Other behavior |
| Eyes | Viscera Afflicted | Other symptoms |
| Fish affected: | Ornamental fish | |
| Symptoms: | Haemorrhages and wounds on skin, fin-rot and falling out of fin rays, faded color, folded fins, viscera with grey knots: ca. 2 mm in diameter, loss of scales, skeleton deformations. | |
| Treatments: | Kanamycin 100 mg/kg/d for 5 to 10 days. | |
| Prophylaxis: | Sanitation, disinfection, and removal of carrier fish. | |
| Remarks: | ||
| Mortality and seasonality | ||
| Mortality: | medium (10% - 30 %) | |
| Seasonality: | ||
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