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Table_Of_Content Japanese Koi Pond Water Gardening Sonoma County
Santa Rosa Service Maintenance Repairs Green Water String Algae Filters Koi
Food Bateria Medications Filters Pumps Fish Supplies
Table_Of_Content Japanese Koi Pond Water Gardening Sonoma County
Santa Rosa Service Maintenance Repairs Green Water String Algae Filters Koi
Food Bateria Medications Filters Pumps Fish Supplies
Table_Of_Content Japanese Koi Pond Water Gardening Sonoma County
Santa Rosa Service Maintenance Repairs Green Water String Algae Filters Koi
Food Bateria Medications Filters Pumps Fish Supplies
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Sick Fish Diagnostics
Koi and Pond enthusiast, over the years we have chatted with
many customers regarding sick koi and sick ponds. Unfortunately,
there are not many local Koi or fish vets that can help us with sick Koi.
Therefore, we typically must treat the entire pond versus an individual
fish.
What we have found in this business is
regardless of the symptoms, there are a few broad base actions that seem to
work well. These actions are deep water changes, medicated food, treat with
a broad base medicine per specific illness, and keep a .01% or better salt
level in the pond.
Below are the most common symptoms, possible
causes, and initial treatments that we have encountered in our travels. Use
this as only a guide and remember...
ALL PONDS
ARE DIFFERENT AND INDIVIDUAL DIAGNOSTIC OF SYMPTOMS MAY BE CORRECT OR
INCORRECT. PLEASE PROCEED WITH CAUTION!
For more specific information please refer to
the Koi Crisis website - www.koicrisis.com. This
website is a Koi keepers dream. It has simple diagnostics to help define a
specific illness as well as help in setting up quarantine tanks, hot lines,
access to a lab, .etc
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Symptoms |
Possible
Cause |
Treatment |
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Cotton-like growths |
Fungus, Bacteria
Infections |
50 to 75% water change & dechlor fresh water (note: add
extra dechlor if water agency has increase chlorine or chlorimine
levels!)
Feed fish Koi &
Pond Medicated Food per label instructions.
Treat pond with
Pro-Form-C per label instructions.
After Pro-Form-C
treatment, treat pond with .3% salt solution per label instructions.
(.2% if plants in pond). NOTE: do not use high salt levels with
Pro-Form-C. |
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Open wounds |
Bacterial Infection |
50 to 75% water change & dechlor fresh water (note: add
extra dechlor if water agency has increase chlorine or chlorimine
levels!)
Feed fish Koi &
Pond Medicated Food per label instructions.
Treat pond with
Pro-Form-C per label instructions.
After Pro-Form-C
treatment, treat pond with .3% salt per label instructions (.2% if
plants in pond). NOTE: do not use high salt levels with Pro-Form-C. |
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Gasping at surface |
Oxygen deficiency, pH crash |
50 to 75% water change & dechlor fresh water (note: add
extra dechlor if water agency has increase chlorine or chlorimine
levels!) |
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Bulging eyes |
Pop-eye, Bacterial Infection |
Treat fish with Koi & Pond Medicated food and treat
pond with .3% salt per label instructions (.2% if plants in pond). NOTE:
do not use high salt levels with Pro-Form-C. |
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Swollen body and scales protruding from body |
Dropsy, Bacterial Infection |
Treat fish with Koi & Pond Medicated food
Treat pond with
.3% salt per label instructions (.2% if plants in pond). NOTE: do not
use high salt levels with Pro-Form-C. |
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Fins deteriorating |
Finrot, bacterial infection |
Treat fish with Koi & Pond
Medicated food and Pond Furanese per label instructions
Treat pond with
.3% salt per label instructions (.2% if plants in pond). NOTE: do not
use high salt levels with Pro-Form-C. |
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Floats upside down, trouble swimming upright |
Swimbladder disorder |
Treat fish with Koi & Pond Medicated food
Treat pond with
.3% salt per label instructions (.2% if plants in pond). NOTE: do not
use high salt levels with Pro-Form-C. |
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"Flashing" through the water (sudden sideways bursts) or
jumping |
Parasite
infection, water is toxic |
50 to 75% water change & dechlor fresh water (note: add
extra dechlor if water agency has increase chlorine or chlorimine
levels!)
Feed fish Koi &
Pond Medicated Food per label instructions.
Treat pond with
Fluke Tabs per label instructions.
Treat pond with
.3% salt solution per label instructions. (.2% if plants in pond). NOTE:
do not use high salt levels with Pro-Form-C. |
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