sera guide - Healthy aquarium fish

2 Contents DiagnosisTreatmentProfessionalGeneral 2 1 Prevention is better than the cure! ............... 3 2 Recognizing fish diseases ............................ 5 2.1 Diseases caused by viruses ......................... 7 2.2 Diseases caused by bacteria ....................... 7 2.3 Diseases caused by fungi ............................ 10 2.4 Diseases caused by flagellates .................... 11 2.5 Diseases caused by ciliates ......................... 13 2.6 Diseases caused by Plathelminthes (flatworms) .................................................... 16 2.7 Diseases caused by fish leeches ................. 18 2.8 Diseases caused by crustaceans ................. 18 2.9 Multiple infections ........................................ 20 3 Deficiency diseases and malnutrition .......... 21 4 Maintenance mistakes and intoxications ..... 22 5 Treatment chart – the most important information in brief! .... 26 6 Treating fish diseases ................................... 27 6.1 Treating virus caused diseases .................... 27 6.2 Treating bacterial diseases ........................... 28 6.3 Treating fungal infections ............................. 30 6.4 Treating flagellate infections ......................... 30 6.5 Treating ciliate infections .............................. 32 6.6 Treating flatworm infections ......................... 34 6.7 Treating fish leech infections ........................ 35 6.8 Treating crustacean infections ..................... 36 6.9 Treating multiple infections .......................... 37 7 Preventing and treating deficiencies and malnutrition ........................................... 38 8 Preventing and remedying maintenance mistakes and intoxications ........................... 41 9 sera med Professional treatments ............... 46 9.1 sera med Professional Flagellol ................... 47 9.2 sera med Professional Protazol ................... 48 9.3 sera med Professional Tremazol .................. 51 9.4 sera med Professional Nematol ................... 54 9.5 sera med Professional Argulol ..................... 57 10 General recommendations for application .............................................. 60 11 Checklist ...................................................... 64