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Is Your Discus Fish Suffering From This Disease!? | Protoopalina sp. | eSHa HEXAMITA



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In fish, Protoopalina sp. are most commonly found in the intestines of discus. To our knowledge, in literature only one species is described to be found in discus intestines: Protoopalina symphysodonis. Protoopalina sp. can cause a colossal outbreak in discus of all ages, leading to deterioration of health and even, although rarely, to death. However, in our practice with fish parasites, we visually noted at least four types of protopalines in discus, which differed significantly in appearance, pointing at the possibility that more than one species can be found in discus.

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