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Fish Body Cavity
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Symptoms
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Cause
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Treatment and Links
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| A). The body cavity is filled with
fluid, which often simply runs out when the abdominal wall is
cut open |
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The fish is affected with abdominal dropsy |
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Treat fish with:
Sulfa 4 TMP -or-
Gentamycin -or-
Oxolinic Acid. |
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| B). The fluid in the body cavity is
viscous, the organs are atrophied and the intestine is glassy |
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This specimen is also affected by abdominal
dropsy |
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Treat fish with:
Sulfa 4 TMP -or-
Gentamycin -or-
Oxolinic Acid. |
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C). Worms have penetrated into the
body cavity |
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Various worms can penetrate the
intestinal wall. Usually, however, only Camallanus and
Acanthocephalans are seen. |
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If the worms are spotted early on, treat with
Praziquantel -or-
De-Los. |
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| D). There is allot of
blood in the body cavity due to hemorrhages from the internal
organs |
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Phenol and Ammonia toxicity can
cause hemorrhages. Bacterial diseases like Furunculosis
and Fibriosis also can lead to hemorrhages |
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For toxicity (poisoning) change the
water several times. For Furunculosis or Fibriosis, treat
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Furazolidone Powder. |
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| E). Light or dark cysts
appear on the organs |
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Encapsulated worm larvae or
sporozoan and tubercular cysts can be involved |
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For worm larvae, treat with:
Praziquantel. For tubercular cysts, treat with:
Isoniazid +
Kanamycin + Vitamin B-6. For sporozoan 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 |
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The fish has intestinal blockage.
You can see undigested food in the intestine |
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Treat with:
Paracide-X. Feed the fish with vitamin enriched foods.
Do not feed any pellet types of food. |
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