Koi Health
Koi are very hardy animals. This is because they are in the species of carp, a fish that can survive in a wide variety of conditions. Koi usually don't acquire diseases very easily, but sometimes it happens. You have to be ready to identify the disease and be ready to cure it very fast. Here is a chart with disease name, signs of the disease, how to cure it, and how to prevent it. For most koi ailments use Salt Treatment.Common Pond Fish Diseases & Cure
Disease Name Symptoms Cure Prevention Infectious Abdominal Dropsy Listless fish, hover just below the surface, protruding scales and eyes.
Increasing loss of appetite. Ulcers.Incurable, special anti-biotic food to keep under control. correct care and feeding, better aeration. Gas bubble disease Gas bubbles build up in the body cavity and in tissues of young fish shade for pond shade for pond Gill Rot Increasing breathing difficulty, gasping for air; white spots on outer skin of gill, coating of grayness on entire gill chamber. Frequent aeration, special gill rot medicine keep pond water clean Fungus A gray white, fluffy coating on dead or injured animals. Add 1 table spoon of salt per every 5 gallons of water Better biological filtration. Anchor Worms White string like worms attached to skin Clean Pond, Remove with tweezers Clean Pond Fish Lice Flat, brown, lice 1-2mm long and 1mm wide " " " " Ich Grainy white spots on fins and body. Itching and rubbing Bath in "ich remover" as directed on carton (or dilute 1-2 table spoons of salt per 5 gallons of water.) Proper pond care.
Most of these diseases can be cured with a salt treatment. See the SALT TREATMENT
