Post by Browneyes on Apr 22, 2005 13:54:31 GMT -5
Black Spot
Caused by: larval stages of digenetic fluke parasites, such as Clinostomum, Posthodiplostomum, and Diplostomum.
Symptoms: small black cysts appear on the skin – they contain the larval parasite.
Occurrences: This disease occurs in newly imported fish and occasionally in pond fish. The parasite is most often transmitted to fish by larvae leaving an infected aquatic snail.
Treatment/Control: treatment is rarely necessary, and in most cases, low-level infestations of black spot will disappear over time.
Caused by: larval stages of digenetic fluke parasites, such as Clinostomum, Posthodiplostomum, and Diplostomum.
Symptoms: small black cysts appear on the skin – they contain the larval parasite.
Occurrences: This disease occurs in newly imported fish and occasionally in pond fish. The parasite is most often transmitted to fish by larvae leaving an infected aquatic snail.
Treatment/Control: treatment is rarely necessary, and in most cases, low-level infestations of black spot will disappear over time.