sera guide - Healthy pond fish

Diagnosis: page 7 After intruding into a mucous membrane cell, the virus multiplies strongly, and the infected cell grows into a giant Lymphocyst that finally bursts and releases an enormous number of the pathogens into the water. These viruses then can infect the mucous membrane cells of the same fish or of other, not yet affected fish. Treatment with sera pond cyprinopur is suitable for suppressing this spreading within the garden pond. The treatment prevents the viruses 24 Carp pox The best measure against virus caused diseases is to strength- en the immune system. Be sure to maintain good water values and provide your fish with all required nutrients – especially with vitamins (e.g. sera KOI MULTIVITAMIN). Fish with active disease resistance are considerably less frequent- ly affected by virus infections than stressed animals. If ever they should be infected they will become healthy again more quickly. You can suppress further spreading of vi- ruses in your fish stock by using the disin- fecting treatment sera pond cyprinopur. Gently increasing the water temperature supports and accelerates recovery in case of many viral infections. The immune sys- tem of the fish is then highly active, and the treatments are more effective (above about 12°C (54°F) water temperature). It is there- fore preferable to isolate the affected fish and treat them in a separate, heatable quar- antine tank at elevated temperature, – pro- vided this is possible. 6 Treating fish diseases 6.1 Treating virus caused diseases attaching to new cells. The infected skin spots heal within a few weeks. Duration of the treatment depends on the course of the disease. Treating for two weeks is often necessary. In that case add only 0.5 ml instead of 1 ml per each 20 liters (5.3 US gal.) of pond water daily. You should carry out a partial water change after about a week, as well as for finishing the treat- ment. Otherwise please proceed as recom- mended in the information for use. Due to the long treatment duration, affected fish are best treated in a quarantine tank, as invertebrates (e.g. snails) and plants might suffer otherwise. The recommended larger partial water change will cause no problems this way, and you may gently increase the temperature with a heater for supporting the treatment. The healed fish need to be adapted very slowly (lower the water temperature by not more than 1°C (1.8°F) per day) back to lower temperatures before they can be transferred back. Lymphocystis Diagnosis: page 7 These are not real pox but a Herpes infec- tion, which however is not identical with the dreaded Koi Herpes Virus (KHV). It cannot be transferred to humans. The disease mainly breaks out in case of stress or wea- kness (often after the winter). It often takes a harmless course. The skin changes can heal by themselves under suitable care con- ditions. You can carry out a treatment with sera pond cyprinopur according to the informa- tion for use for prevention or for inhibiting transfer to other fish. It should only be car- ried out if the temperature within the pond rises above 12°C (54°F). The vitamin prepara- tion sera KOI MULTIVITAMIN strengthens the own disease resistance forces of the fish and may counteract an outbreak. Lymphocystis in a skin swab