To understand the symptoms and prevention of white spot disease in ornamental fish
First of all, what is white spot disease? The pathogen of white spot disease is caused by the protozoan small melon worm invading the skin or gill of the fish body, so it is also called small melon worm disease, is very common and common fish body disease, its reproduction and transmission ability is very strong, but only parasitic on living fish body. In fact, white spot disease is not an incurable disease. As long as it is detected early and treated properly, the mortality rate is close to zero. As the saying goes, if you know your enemy and yourself, you will not be in danger of a hundred battles. If you want to effectively prevent and deal with white-spot disease, you must first have a little in-depth understanding of what this parasite is all about. As a whole, there are two things that are deadly to the fish themselves: Will protection secretion by the serious damage on the body skin mucous membrane, causing the fish body is damaged, then make it lose the ability to oppose If born in gills, can seriously affect the respiratory function of fish, oxygen supply, again and make it becomes suffocating When disease, usually from fins and gill began to grow the white dots, and has been spread to other parts of the body. At the beginning of the disease, the fish will have symptoms such as loss of appetite, rubbing against the tank, and lethargy. When it is serious, there will be difficulty breathing, body decay, and even blood spots. If left unchecked, the mortality rate is 100%. It is important to note that not all "white spots" can be clearly observed with the naked eye. If, in the early stages of the disease, the white spots start growing in the gills, they tend to escape the naked eye easily; By the time the white spots have spread TO other parts of the fish's body, they may have entered the second or third cycle of the disease. So if you find that the fish in the tank has the initial symptoms described above, but you can't see any white spots on the fish, you must not be careless, and you had better pay more attention and observe.