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Ichthyosporidium (ichthyosporidiumhoferi)

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Signs of infection show that the fish looks thin, but the abdomen is swollen. Especially in the late stage of the disease, when small white nodules appear on the skin, skin defects occur. The infected fish swim abnormally. Affected fish ichthyosporidia infect many kinds of freshwater and marine fish. The disease is not as common as thought, because it is easily confused with very similar symptoms caused by tuberculosis in fish. Infection details that ichthyosporidium is a fungal disease that spreads through the body and severely damages internal organs with a similar growth cycle.

Signs of infection show that the fish looks thin, but the abdomen is swollen. Especially in the late stage of the disease, when small white nodules appear on the skin, skin defects occur. The infected fish swim abnormally. Affected fish ichthyosporidia infect many kinds of freshwater and marine fish. The disease is not as common as thought, because it is easily confused with very similar symptoms caused by tuberculosis in fish.

Infection is a fungal disease that spreads through the body and severely damages internal organs. The growth cycle is quite complex. Infection begins with spores ingested by copepods that are caught as bait, or spores that remain on open wounds. Fungi cultured in the laboratory grow actively at 3: 20 ℃, and 10 ℃ is the most suitable for growth.

The recommended treatment is unlikely to succeed if Ichthyosporidium enters an advanced stage. But it is possible to save newly infected fish. Bait immersed in phenoxyethanol can successfully treat the disease. The powerful substitute is amphotericin, a virtually insoluble antibiotic that is mixed with food at a rate of 100mg per kilogram of food and fed 1% of body weight every day. Some people have tried to raise the temperature to 38 ℃, but it cannot be recognized as a proven treatment. If you have to destroy the fish, make sure that the aquarium and all equipment are thoroughly sterilized before you can use it again.

 
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