Monday, May 24, 2010

Furunculosis Goldfish Disease

Furunculosis is common disease of goldfish. Ulcers are deep into the body wall and very large. Goldfish looks like the fish has been filleted in its latter stages. This disease seems to have got a grip in mud ponds in warmer climes.

The infectious agents are aeromonas hydrofiller, aeromonas salmonicida and some strains of pseudomonas. This disease also occurs as a secondary infection after a primary infection caused by skin flukes or other skin or gill parasites.