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sera guide - Healthy pond fish

31 6.5 Treating ciliate infections Diagnosis: page 14 Apiosoma sp. and Episty- lis colisarum are very similar protozoans that settle on existing wounds on the fish skin and thus avoid their healing (they are not parasites in the original sense). In the further course, adjacent healthy skin areas can also be infected, and further pathogens – e.g. fungi and bacteria – may settle. Using sera KOI PROTECT prevents smaller wounds being infected. In case of slight infestations, using sera ectopur is usually sufficient. Treatment with sera pond omnipur provides help in case of a stronger infestation by these ciliates. Apiosoma sp. Apiosoma (formerly: Glossatella) or Epistylis (formerly: Heteropolaria) Diagnosis: page 14 These ciliates are mainly so-called secondary par- asites. Mass multiplica- tion usually only occurs if the fish has been pre- viously harmed by another disease, or if the water conditions are poor. The skin and gill damages caused by the protozoan may be fatal. Quick action is therefore required. Be sure in particular to maintain good water quality and treat with sera pond omnisan or sera pond omnipur. Aftertreatment with sera ectopur is advisable also in this case. Trichodina Trichodina, Tetrahymena, Chilodonella 6.6 Treating flatworm infections Flatworms include many important para- sites. Planaria are independently living members of this group. They belong to the Turbellaria. Flukes (Monogenea) including skin and gill flukes are real parasites. Among the Trematodes, fishkeepers may know about scale worms. The fourth flat- worm group, tapeworms (Cestoda) can also be found in ornamental fish. sera pond omnipur is effective against parasitic flatworms in garden ponds. The care product sera ectopur has proven well many times as a preventive measure, in case of slight infestations, for accompany- ing a treatment or for supporting recovery after a treatment.