sera guide - Healthy pond fish

36 7 Preventing and treating deficiencies and malnutrition Cause: page 19 Prevention/Recommendation: Fish with- draw minerals and trace elements from the water via their skin and the gills. The bal- anced mineral level of sera pond bio balance as well as the iodine and magnesium in sera KOI PROTECT along with important vitamins from sera KOI MULTIVITAMIN (e.g. vitamin D3 for skeleton buildup) compensate deficien- cies – e.g. in case of very soft water due to long lasting rain. The fish are thus effectively protected against not genetically caused deformations (often on the gills or the fins). Sufficient supply with minerals and food rich in vitamins (e.g. sera KOI ROYAL MINI or sera goldy) is crucial especially in early development stages. However, deficiencies may also lead to pathogenic physical changes also in adult fish. Mineral and vitamin deficiency caused by too soft water and unsuitable food low in vitamins Cause: page 19 Prevention/Recommendation: Monotonous and wrong nutrition with low quality food manufactured from poor quality, unsuitable ingredients leads to deficiencies and phys- iological problems. Such food can only be digested to an insufficient extent, causing unnecessary water pollution. Furthermore, there is the problem that your fish are on the one hand excessively battened by cheap fattening food and on the other hand receive insufficient essential nutrients such as vitamins, essential amino acids and omega fatty acids. Food sold loosely or in transparent plastic bags is exposed to light and atmospheric oxygen. The fats quickly become rancid, and the vitamins decom- pose. Some low quality foods even contain extremely toxic mold. Disease patterns such as a fattened liver, intestinal inflammations and related subsequent diseases. Many tra- ditionally fed live foods, raw materials or bread are a serious threat to the health of your fish. The first ones often transmit dan- gerous pathogens, whereas the latter ones are not suited for the digestive tract of the fish due to their composition. The high quality sera foods ensure that you supply your fish close to nature, well bal- anced and extensively. This appropriate nutrition effectively prevents the often fatal fattening of the liver and other nutrition caused diseases, which are common espe- cially with cyprinids. Low quality, monotonous food leading to liver fattening, among others