The head hole disease of parrot fish, also known as head perforation disease, is one of the most common diseases of parrot fish. The infectivity and mortality of the disease are very high, so the owner must find it early and treat it early. The main symptoms of scalp point disease are: irregular white holes appear on the head and face of parrot fish; When the disease gets worse, the protuberant part of the parrot fish will rupture, a large number of secretions will flow out, and the rotting range will gradually expand.
Treatment: put the parrot fish suffering from head hole disease into 2-3% salt water (edible salt) for medicinal bath; If the condition is serious, the owner needs to squeeze pus out of the head hole with a cotton swab, then fill the head hole with yellow powder with an ear-digging spoon, and finally apply erythromycin to seal it, and then let the parrot fish enter the water. At the same time, the water for raising sick fish should be kept clean, and it is best to change the water once every three days.
2. Black spot disease
Parrot fish may suffer from black spot all year round, which can be said to be the most common disease of parrot fish. The symptom of the disease is that black stripes appear on the body of parrot fish, and the wound cells of parrot fish will be necrotic due to the entanglement and attachment of bacteria or mold. During the illness, the parrot fish will also have poor appetite, dislike swimming, and clip its tail. If the illness is serious, the parrot fish will die.
Treatment method: When the owner discovers that the parrot fish suffers from black spot disease, the water temperature in the fish tank should be raised by about 30℃, and the water mold can be suppressed and eliminated by high temperature, and 3% salt water is used for medicinal bath for 5 ~ 10 minutes every day. Or use 2% potassium permanganate to mix 1% physiological saline, then put the sick fish in and soak 15 to 20 minutes. After a while, the parrot fish will return to normal.
3. erythroderma
Red dermatosis is also one of the common diseases in parrot fish's daily life, which is usually caused by Mucor and fluorescent infection. When the parrot fish is sick, it will swim slowly, the scales will fall off, the fins will rot, and the body surface of the parrot fish will also have symptoms of congestion and inflammation. If the owner does not find and treat it in time, it will lead to the death of the sick fish.
Treatment: The owner needs to take out the scaly parrot fish immediately and feed it alone, then wash the fish with 3% salt water, and then let the sick fish take a medicinal bath in 1% potassium permanganate solution for 20-30 minutes to help them recover as soon as possible.
That's it? What are the common diseases of parrot fish? I hope the owner can keep in mind the common symptoms of these parrot fish and prescribe the right medicine when finding the abnormality of parrot fish.