sera guide - Healthy aquarium fish

Observation The fish scrub themselves on decoration and swim hectically in early stages, later on fine whitish yellow dots (< 0.3 mm) on skin and fins; frequently infestation of the gills; fish looks – especially in backlight – as if dusted with flour; velvet-like coating. Diagnosis: Piscinoodinium pillulare, Velvet disease Gourami with Piscinoodinium infection 9.1 sera med Professional Flagellol see also page 31 A treatment with sera med Professional Fla- gellol achieves good success against Pisci- noodinium pillulare (freshwater Oodinium). Ap- ply the treatment in the same way as described in the information for use against intestinal flag- ellates. Piscinoodinium on the back 9.2 sera med Professional Protazol Infections by Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (causes white spot disease) and many other single celled parasites (e.g. Ichthyobodo, Apiosoma, Trichodina, Chilodonella) as well as fungal infections are reliably, quickly and effectively removed by sera med Professional Protazol. The treatment is colorless in the water and very well tolerated by plants and invertebrates (e.g. snails and shrimps). Cartilaginous fish (sharks and rays/skates) do not tolerate the ac- tive agent the product contains. A recovery supporting aftertreatment can be carried out with the care product sera ectopur. 48 Professional