Main Ref: | 41805 |
Disease type: | Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) |
Disease name: | Protopalina Symphysodonis infection |
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Caus. agent: | Protopalina sp. |
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: | Discus and Kissing gouramis. | |
Symptoms: | Dark body color, patches on the skin and whitish-stringy excrements. | |
Treatments: | Can be treated with Metronidazole (Dose: 400-600 mg/100 liter for 3 days), repeated twice in rapid succession. Though this treatment cannot prevent a loss of 20% to 40% of the total number of heavily infected fish. Use Nitrofurazone or Nifurpirinol, or any anti-bacterial medicines for the control of possible secondary infection. | |
Prophylaxis: | ||
Remarks: | This parasite can cause severe damage to the intestinal wall and in the case of a mass infection can damage other internal organ. | |
Mortality and seasonality | ||
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