Post by Browneyes on Apr 22, 2005 14:05:28 GMT -5
Gill Flukes
Caused by: monogenetic flukes, usually Dactylogyrus.
Symptoms: Rapid breathing, loss of appetite, discolored gill filaments, and swollen gills. Infected fish may also gasp at the water surface or lay at the bottom.
Occurrences: Gill flukes thrive in overcrowded, poorly maintained environments. They can do major damage to tissue, creating an opportunity for secondary bacterial and fungal infections to gain a foothold.
Treatment/Control: outbreaks of gill flukes can be treated with copper- or formalin-based remedies. Great care should be taken, as these treatments can be very harmful to invertebrates and even some fish.
Caused by: monogenetic flukes, usually Dactylogyrus.
Symptoms: Rapid breathing, loss of appetite, discolored gill filaments, and swollen gills. Infected fish may also gasp at the water surface or lay at the bottom.
Occurrences: Gill flukes thrive in overcrowded, poorly maintained environments. They can do major damage to tissue, creating an opportunity for secondary bacterial and fungal infections to gain a foothold.
Treatment/Control: outbreaks of gill flukes can be treated with copper- or formalin-based remedies. Great care should be taken, as these treatments can be very harmful to invertebrates and even some fish.