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Causes |
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A). The body cavity is filled with fluid, which often simply runs out when the abdominal wall is cut open If Not ↓ |
The fish is affected with abdominal dropsy
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If both eyes are swollen, or you see damage to the lateral line, this is dropsy and is hard to cure. Try raising the temp up to 84 degrees fahrenheit. Treatment: Doxycycline/Kanamycin combo treatment for up to 2 weeks
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B). The fluid in the body cavity is viscous, the organs are atrophied and the intestine is glassy If Not ↓ |
This specimen is also affected by abdominal dropsy
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If both eyes are swollen, or you see damage to the lateral line, this is dropsy and is hard to cure. Try raising the temp up to 84 degrees fahrenheit. Treatment: Doxycycline/Kanamycin combo treatment for up to 2 weeks.
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C). Worms have penetrated into the body cavity If Not ↓ |
Various worms can penetrate the intestinal wall. Usually, however, only Camallanus and Acanthocephalans are seen. |
Camallanus worms are hard to kill. Levamisol will not kill them. If the worms are spotted early on, treat with Paracide-D in the food & De-los in the water. This works well.
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D). There is allot of blood in the body cavity due to hemorrhages from the internal organs If Not ↓ |
Phenol and Ammonia toxicity can cause hemorrhages. Bacterial diseases like Furunculosis and Fibriosis also can lead to hemorrhages |
For toxicity (poisoning) change the water several times. For Furunculosis or Fibriosis, treat with Furazolidone Powder -or-Oxytetracycline.
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E). Light or dark cysts appear on the organs If Not ↓ |
Encapsulated worm larvae (Capillaria), or sporozoan and tubercular cysts can be involved |
For worm larvae, treat with: Paracide-D For tubercular cysts, there is no suitable treatment known.
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| F). After the side of the body is lifted up, you can see how the turgid anterior gut has displaced the liver to the side | The fish has intestinal blockage. You can see undigested food in the intestine |
Treat with: Paracide-X. Feed the fish with vitamin enriched foods. Do not feed any pellet types of food.
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