Esi sifo saziwa njenge indawo emhlophe entlanzi ibangelwa yintsholongwane eyaziwayo njenge ichthyophthirius multifiliis, nangona sisenza mandundu esi sifo sisixa sezinye izidlele ezininzi ezichaphazela imiphunga kunye nolusu lwentlanzi.
Inqaku elimhlophe kulula kakhulu ukulifumana njenge Iintlanzi ziya kuba namabala amhlophe kulusu, amaphiko kunye neelifu. La manqaku mancinci anokufikelela kububanzi beemilimitha kwaye anokwenza ukhakhayi olungaqhelekanga. Iintlanzi ziya kuhlala zibonisa ukukhawuleziswa kokuziphatha kwaye ziya kurubha kwiindonga ze-aquarium.
Le pathogen isebenzisa umzimba womamkeli wayo ebomini bayo ukukhula, kule ntlanzi. Xa sele beqolile Ukuqina okuwela emazantsi e-aquarium, apho, emva kokuzisonga ngenwebu, iphinda izivelise, yenze amakhulu ama-parasites amatsha aphuma aye emanzini asimahla ekhangela omnye umphathi. Inkqubo ye- amaqondo obushushu aphezulu kwi-aquarium akhawulezisa ukuvelisa kwabo kwakhona kwaye kancinci ukuba amanzi afudumele, kokukhona iintlanzi zininzi, kokukhona banokuvelisa kwakhona. Umjikelo wobomi bayo ziintsuku ezimbini.
Ngokuphathelele isifo esimhlophe esimhlophe Kunzima kakhulu ukunyanga xa sele ifunyenwe kwintlanzi njengoko ifakwe ngaphaya komphandle wesikhumba sentlanzi. Ngoko ke, ukusetyenziswa kwanoma yimuphi unyango lweekhemikhali lusebenza kwizigaba ezisele zenkqubo yokuzala. Ukongeza, kukho iintlobo de peces ezingaluxhasiyo lonke unyango.
Ngonyango lwayo kukho ezo zibonisiweyo kwesi sifo i-formalin kunye ne-malachite eluhlaza malunga neentsuku ezisi-7Kuphela kufuneka ulandele imiyalelo kwileta ukuthintela ityhefu. Olunye ukhetho kukususa zonke iintlanzi kwi-aquarium, ukunyusa iqondo lobushushu ukuya kwi-30ºC kunye nokuvumela ukuba kudlule malunga neentsuku ezi-4 zokuqinisekisa ukuba zonke iiparasites zibhubhile.