sera guide - Healthy pond fish

Diagnosis: page 11 Erythrodermatitis out- breaks usually only occur in case of fish whose disease resist- ance is weakened by poor keeping conditions (especially poor water quality and poor quality food). Chances for a quick and entire recov- ery are good if the disease is treated in time. However, intense treatment in a separate treatment tank is required if the fish already have ulcers that break up. The temperature should be slowly increased to 22 – 25°C (72 – 77°F) (aerate well and maintain excel- lent water quality). The treatment can be carried out with sera pond omnipur. You can alternatively use sera baktopur direct, com- bined with a five day sera pond cyprinopur treatment. At the same time, adding sera ectopur will support the healing process. The treatments should be used in slight overdosage (about 1.5 times) in a quarantine tank in case of this extremely severe disease. A large water change (at least 50%) should be carried out after the treatment. The wounds already start to heal at this time. However, cicatrization takes longer. The fish treated in warm water in a separate tank must not be put back into the cold pond without a previous adaptation phase. 27 swimming behavior. Fish showing these symptoms can often not be saved any more. An extensive treatment with the above mentioned treatments must be carried out if only one of these symptoms is observed. It is ideal to put the affected fish into a quar- antine tank and use a combination of both sera baktopur preparations plus – provided the fish still eat – sera KOI BAKTO TABS. You should also treat the main tank with sera pond omnipur or sera pond cyprinopur after you have removed the conspicuous fish, as to reliably prevent the disease from spreading. Be sure to maintain proper water quality in any case. 6.2 Treating bacterial diseases Diagnosis: page 10 Treatment: page 26 Long lasting stress situations, e.g. strongly organically polluted water, weaken the immune system of the fish, making the organism vulnerable for bacterial infections. Often, only a few of the fish are affected. The disease usually begins with a bacterial infection of the intestines. This becomes visible by the excretion of slimy fish waste. During the further course the intestinal mucous membrane begins to decompose (it comes off as white slime threads). Nutrition cannot be digested any more. The damaged intestinal mucous membrane has become penetrable for pathogens, leading to other organs being infected or degenerate due to lacking nutrients in this stage. When finally the kidney function is affected, unexcreted liquid accumulates in the body cavity (bloat- ed belly), in the scale pockets (protruding scales) or at the background of the eyes (exophthalmus). Additional swimming blad- der infections usually lead to abnormal Dropsy Erythrodermatitis Bacterial gill rot Aeromonas or Pseudomonas bacteria Fin rot Diagnosis: page 9 Treatment: page 26 This disease frequently occurs in case of poor hygienic conditions and overstocking. These bacteria, small numbers of which are also present in the tank otherwise, become a serious threat only under such conditions. Fin rot in its final stage Diagnosis: page 9 Treatment: page 26 Diagnosis: page 10 Treatment: page 26 Hole caused by Erythrodermatitis