Parrot fish death warning how to save the parrot fish with its belly up

In life, many people like to keep some colorful or unique fish at home. If they look beautiful and lively, they will be in a better mood. Parrot fish is a kind of ornamental fish that we like very much, but recently bought and fed parrot fish with belly up, what should we do? What are the signs before the parrot fish dies?

Pre-death signs of parrot fish

No appetite, almost no activity, only grinding bottom sand or cylinder wall action, "white disease" is very itchy. Companions are likely to be infected, and the white disease is actually a fungal infection, which is caused by mold in the water and is very easy to infect fish when they are injured. The hyphae were entangled and adhered to the wound tissue, resulting in tissue necrosis. At the same time, the diseased fish lost their appetite and finally died.

How to save the parrot fish with its belly up

Parrot fish may have fish imbalance.

Signs of disease: fish cannot control their position in the water, sometimes they can only do their best to rise from the bottom of the water; sometimes they can't get out of the water, or even upside down on the surface. If the problem is not caused by other diseases, then the problem may be the malfunctioning of the swim bladder. It may also be due to lack of exercise and excessive bait, resulting in gastrointestinal disorders (feces and fat block the air in the swim bladder and too much air makes the fish belly up. So raising the water temperature is hoping to help the intestines and stomach move better and the fish will be more active so as to restore the regulatory function), and feed it with a mixture of gastrointestinal medicine (which can also be used by humans).

It may also be due to congenital imbalance, or it may be due to excessive ammonia nitrogen in the water, resulting in fish poisoning.

Recommended treatment: there is no effective treatment for this condition. Since the disease is caused by cold water, a slight increase in temperature plus a moderate (1%) salt bath can often relieve the disease. Feeding water fleas or worms to improve digestion is helpful for treatment.

Strengthen the change of water, keep the water quality stable, and try to feed various antibiotics.

Common diseases of parrot fish

1. Bacterial diseases: ulceration of Gill and damage of body surface are the most common. The symptoms are reduced activity of fish, loss of appetite, shortness of breath, and so on. At this time, the Gill is actually in a serious emergency, but the appearance is still not very obvious. Only by opening the Gill cover for examination can you see the festering tissue. Antibiotics are available for treatment and prevention. Generally, potions for the treatment of rotten gills can do simple prevention and prevention.

2. Fungal diseases: this kind of diseases are mainly molds. In general, fish are only covered by fungi, and most of them grow on the body surface. at this time, the fish will only have the action of grinding the bottom sand or cylinder wall. Generally, the potion for treating water mold can be simply prevented and treated, but as long as a good environment and a suitable temperature are given, on the contrary, it can reduce the problem of fungi.

3. Parasitic diseases: parasitic diseases occur in aquarium tanks with very poor water quality, mainly white spot worms and flagellates. Once there are too many parasites on the body, the blood parrot will gradually become thinner and fade, but the general parasite disease is easier to treat. As long as you take a potion bath, supplemented by the market medicine to treat white spot disease, the white spot worm will naturally be cured.

How to prevent and cure bacterial diseases of parrot fish

Ulceration of Gill and damage of body surface are the most common. The symptoms are reduced activity, loss of appetite and shortness of breath of the fish, and the sick fish floats weakly on the surface of the water and cannot sink. At this time, the Gill has actually been in a serious emergency, but the appearance is still not visible, only by opening the Gill cover to check, can you see the festering tissue. In severe cases, the Gill filament is bleeding and white, the eyeball is protruding and turbid, the abdomen is swollen and hydrops, and the skin near the reproductive foramen is congested and swollen. The treatment is 15 milliliters per cubic meter. After soaking in formalin solution for one hour, change the water thoroughly. You can use it again two days later. At the same time, the fish were fed with medicine bait, and erythromycin was mixed in the bait at the dose of 50 mg per kilogram of fish per day for three weeks.

The above is a summary of the disease treatment of parrot fish for you. I hope it can be helpful to you. In fact, parrot fish is a very good breeding ornamental fish, tenacious vitality, if there is any disease, as long as timely treatment, there is no problem.