Description

Can often be recognised by white stringy feces that hang from the fish's anus. This is often caused by live food that is no longer fresh, live food from contaminated bodies of water, food that is too hard to digest, toxins in the water and imported parasites. Hole-in-head disease is also an intestinal disease (caused by flagellates).

Treatment

For the duration of use of medication, any activated carbon should be removed from the filter. Switch off any UV-C appliances and CO₂ fertilizing appliances. Please also ensure that skimmers and ozonisers in saltwater are switched off. 50 % of the water should be changed prior to application of medication. Aerate the aquarium using a diaphragm pump with airstone during the treatment. During the treatment continue feeding the fish sparingly, provided that they don’t refuse the food intake. We recommend cleaning the filter prior to the use of medication.

After treatment

After the treatment, please filter the aquarium water for 24 hours using activated carbon to remove the residues of medication. Afterwards the activated carbon should be duly discarded. The addition of a bacterial starter to the aquarium water helps to replace any purifying bacteria which may have been affected.