Aquarium Fish Health: White Spot Malady Symptoms and Cures
by:
John Morris
Fish death is one of the main problems that beginner aquarist and even as several expert aquarist face. It’s frustrating to the extent that most quit keeping marine museum fish.
But fish death can be avoided. Most fish deaths are caused as a result of several an internal and external types parasites that contend
with the fish in tank.
As a result if you watch your marine museum fish often you should be able to learn once
they have been infected by this parasite and be able to treat them to avoid fish death.
Look out for the following White Spot malady behavioral symptoms in your fish.
- Constant lying on the bottom or hanging at the surface.
- Rubbing of the body against rocks
- Breathless at the water surface
- No response to feeding
- General dullness and lethargy
- Hovering in a corner
- Fish swimming with clamps up
The most common of the visible signs is the development of the pin head-size patch spots on the body or fins. This disorder is referred to as White Spot malady and is caused by the parasite - Ichthyophthirius Multifillis.
This parasite has a free-swimming stage, which attaches itself to the fish. The most common chemical used in treating infected fishes is Chemical group Blue. You could buy a one per cent stock resolution from a estimable chemist or marine museum shop and apply at 0.8 to 1.0ml per gallon of water. This figure should be additional all at once. Repeat after one or two days.
The fishes must remain in this bath until every patch spot has disappeared. A water change after treatment is necessary or else prolonged contact with the chemical may affect the fertility of the fish.
Another tip if you are mistreatment a side filter with activated charcoal should move out it to prevent the coal from fascinating the Chemical group Blue.
Another tip... during treatment you should use artificial aeration with coarse bubbles near the surface, since a dirty bottom would-be inactivate the drug by absorption. A better measure is to move out all dirt from the bottom before treatment.
Methylene Blue is harmless to young fish and unlike the general belief, it makes not affect plants if used in weaker concentration.
