Argulosis (fish disease)

Argulosis (fish disease)


Cause: Argulus sp.
Bio-Ecology Pathogens:
• The parasite is known as "fish lice" and sucking blood, is flat. and more looks like a plate.
• Hurt fish body with the help of cytolytic enzymes, in addition to the skin, ticks are also frequently found in fish gills under the cap.
• Almost all freshwater fish species susceptible to this parasite infection.
• In high-intensity attacks. Adult fish can suffer death from lack of blood.

Clinical Symptoms:
• Visually it looks like a flea parasites that attach to the body of the fish. accompanied by bleeding around the bite.
• skin irritation, loss of balance, swimming in a zig-zag, jump into the water and rubbed his body on hard objects around him.


Diagnosis:
• Visually looks a parasite that attach to the fish body


Control:
• Draining of the pond, followed by calcification.
• Soaking can be done by:
✓ Dylox solution at doses of 0.25 ppm for 24 hours or more in the pool.
✓ solution of Ammonium chloride (NH4CI) at a dose of 1.0 -1.5% for 15 minutes, or table salt at doses of 1.25% for 15 minutes.
✓ dichlorvos solution 0.2 mg / L for 24 hours or more, every week for 4 consecutive weeks
✓ kitchen Salt 500 - 1000 ppm for 24 hours or more, repeated every week for 4 times giving
✓ Potassium permanganate (PK) 2-5 mg / L for 24 hours or more.

source: Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia, Directorate General of Aquaculture, Fish and Environmental Health Directorate, 2010