Nr.10 Maladies des trous, Maladie de la ligne latérale; infection parasitaire Spironucleus, Hexamita

11 Jun 2020 · 15 min
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Gerald Bassleer (speaker, 43 years in the ornamental fish trade) presents a French-language YouTube episode on "maladie des trous" (Head and Lateral Line Syndrome, HLLS/HLLE) and associated intestinal parasites Spironucleus (old name Hexamita). He defines the syndrome, shows visual examples in freshwater (discus, scalars, cichlids) and marine fishes (surgeonfishes, emperor angelfish), and explains multifactorial causes: intestinal parasites leading to poor nutrient uptake, stress, poor water quality, antibiotics, contaminated foods, secondary bacterial infections, and removal of nutrients by activated carbon/ozone. Prevention (quarantine, reduced live/frozen feeds, good water quality, nutrition) and treatments (metronidazole/Hexamor and fortified diets including garlic, pao d'arco extracts, chlorella, and probiotics for 14–20 days) are recommended; note that severe scarring may be permanent.

Questions this video answers

June 11, 2020

43 years

Hexamor (Aquarium Munster) or metronidazole

14–20 days

Hexamita

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