Bacterial Hemorrhagic Septicemia

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Symptoms

  • some fish exhibit no external symptoms

  • most show hemorrhaging of internal organs, skin, and muscle

  • bulging eyes

  • bloated abdomens from internal bleeding

  • reddish tints to eyes, skin, gills, and fins

  • open sores

  • abnormal behavior

  • taking food and spitting it out or stop eating

  • enters the tank from infected fish being added to the tank

  • the survival rate is low,

  • the disease is very contagious

Organic treatment of fish

  • remove infected fish to hospital tank if possible

  • do not raise the tank temperature

  • treat with Organic Control as directed

  • extend treatment if needed

  • if symptoms continue follow with medicinal treatment

Medicinal treatment of fish

  • remove infected fish to hospital tank if possible

  • do not raise the tank temperature

  • treat as directed with One-Shot Knockout

  • feed with Full Spectrum medicated food as directed for one dosing cycle

  • if symptoms continue do 50% water change in a hospital tank and repeat treatment

Original tank treatment
(if infected fish were moved to hospital tank)

  • do 60% water change another day for a total of three water changes

  • feed remaining fish Full Spectrum medicated food per instructions for 1 feeding cycle

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