Protozoa

Protozoa

Pathogenic Protozoa in Freshwater and Saltwater Aquarium are ever-present.

  • Individual sheets are easy, quick and clear.
  • These critters open the door for virus and bacterial infection to attack.
  • These buggers swim, hunt and eat your fish!
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The group of Pathogenic Protozoa will make you wonder how they didn’t rule the world.

Lets break them down in more detail:

  • Flagellates are the smallest, but most specialized target hunters.
  • Amoebae are not as common as others.
  • Sporozoans all, every single one of them is a parasite.
  • Ciliates are much larger protozoa

WORK IN PROGRESS.

Below is the format overview we follow and how we present the information.

Identification

One celled critters that can swim and hunt your fish, KILL THEM!

CLASS

Protozoa

Reproduction

Preventative is key.
Cell division.

Causes

Bottom line is it is completely in our hands, 100%.
These critters open the door for virus and bacterial infection to attack.

Treatments

Rapid Osmosis change - Freshwater and Saltwater dip and bath.
Heavy Metals, not the music,
Dyes.
Chemicals.

Observations, Notes, Remarks

Complete all of the treatment routine, ever time!!!
These bugs consist of species that can attack a whole host or just target organs.
These are the widest range of critters that we deal with in the industry.
This will be a body of work that will be added to, updated, amended and written forever.