Lesi sifo esaziwa ngokuthi yi- indawo emhlophe ezinhlanzini kubangelwa igciwane elaziwa njenge ichthyophthirius multifiliis, yize okwenza isimo sibe sibi kakhulu yisibalo sezinye izimuncagazi eziningi ezithinta imithambo nesikhumba senhlanzi.
Iphoyinti elimhlophe kulula kakhulu ukulithola njenge- inhlanzi izoba namabala amhlophe esikhunjeni, emaphikweni nasemigodini. Lawa maphuzu amancane angafinyelela ku-millimeter ububanzi futhi angakha uqweqwe lwemvelo engajwayelekile. Izinhlanzi zizohlala zibonisa ukukhombisa ukushesha futhi zizogcoba ngezindonga ze-aquarium.
Le-pathogen isebenzisa umzimba womgcini wayo empilweni yayo ukukhula, kulokhu inhlanzi. Uma sebekhulile izinqa eziwela phansi kwe-aquarium, lapho, ngemuva kokuzisonga ulwelwesi, iphinda izalane, yakhe amakhulu ezinambuzane ezintsha eziphuma zingene emanzini mahhala zifuna omunye umninikhaya. I- amazinga okushisa aphezulu e-aquarium asheshisa ukukhiqizwa kwawo futhi kuhamba kancane uma amanzi efudumele, futhi izinhlanzi eziningi lapho zikhona, zingazala kakhulu. Umjikelezo wayo wokuphila uyizinsuku ezimbili.
Ngokuqondene ne isifo samabala amhlophe Kunzima kakhulu ukuyelapha uma isitholakele ezinhlanzini njengoba ishumeka ngale koqweqwe lwangaphandle lwesikhumba senhlanzi. Ngakho-ke, ukusetshenziswa kwanoma yikuphi ukwelashwa kwamakhemikhali kuphumelela ezigabeni ezisele zenqubo yokuzala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kukhona izinhlobo de peces ezingakusekeli zonke izindlela zokwelapha.
Ukwelashwa kwaso kukhona lezo ezikhonjisiwe zalesi sifo emakethe njenge i-formalin ne-malachite eluhlaza cishe izinsuku eziyi-7Kumele ulandele imiyalo eya encwadini ukugwema ukufaka ushevu. Enye indlela ukususa zonke izinhlanzi e-aquarium, ukukhuphula izinga lokushisa liye ku-30ºC bese uvumela ukuthi kudlule izinsuku ezi-4 ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi zonke izimuncagazi zifile.