| Maintaining a koi pond does not only mean feeding | | | | can also cause ammonia levels to rise, depending |
| the fish but includes as well properly treating them | | | | on the type of the chemical being used. |
| when they catch diseases. Koi fish infected with a | | | | When chemicals are put in the pond, it is |
| disease can easily contaminate the water and also | | | | important that you do not feed the fish while the |
| affect the health of other fish. It is important that | | | | chemicals are still present in the water. You can |
| koi owners immediately treat those that are ailing. | | | | also start cleansing the pond of the chemicals by |
| Proper Ways of Treating Koi | | | | changing water as often as possible. |
| There are a number of ways of administering | | | | In most of the cases, chemicals can deoxygenate |
| treatment to koi with health problems. Mostly, the | | | | the water. Hence, additional aeration may be |
| type and appropriate treatment will depend on | | | | needed in order to safeguard the overall |
| specific health problems. Some known methods of | | | | conditions of the pond. |
| koi treatment are: | | | | There is also a treatment system known as a |
| 1) adding chemicals to the pond. This is perhaps | | | | "dip". This is done by putting the fish in a small |
| the most convenient way of treating the fish. | | | | bowl containing chemical treatment, for short |
| 2) here is what is known as tropical treatment. | | | | period of time. This treatment is particularly |
| This is the kind of treatment required when the | | | | effective in dealing with new koi afflicted with an |
| koi has open wounds. | | | | ailment. Before placing the koi in the pond, you |
| 3) in cases when the fish has systemic bacterial | | | | must ensure that it is free from parasites and |
| infections, you can administer and inject the | | | | other illnesses. |
| correct antibiotic. | | | | Koi and the Isolation Box |
| Important Considerations in Koi Treatment | | | | Another great way of treating koi with poor |
| Some of the more important considerations in koi | | | | health conditions is putting it in an isolation box. An |
| treatment are symptoms, and the integrity of the | | | | infected koi can infect other koi in the pond. To |
| biological filter system of the koi pond. Observing | | | | avoid this infection, take out the ailing fish and put |
| symptoms is especially important. You have to | | | | it in the isolation box. By putting it in quarantine, |
| observe the symptoms since appropriate | | | | the others are spared from exposure to the |
| medication will depend on the kind of symptoms | | | | infection. |
| exhibited by the fish. | | | | To isolate the koi fish, you will need to: |
| The owner must also conduct a water pH test | | | | Get an isolation box. A separate aquarium or |
| since some symptoms are more or less similar to | | | | a fish bowl will do. |
| those shown by fish in poor water conditions. | | | | Clean and disinfect the box in order to avoid |
| They should also pay attention to the effects of | | | | further injury to your fish. |
| these chemicals on the biological filter system in | | | | Apply chemicals or make appropriate |
| deciding the kind of treatment. Some of these | | | | treatment to the koi fish. |
| chemicals can damage the filtration system. | | | | Oxygenate the water to make the fish |
| Sometimes you'll need to add medication directly | | | | comfortable. |
| to the pond. This in effect will treat all the fish in | | | | Avoid feeding the fish during treatment. |
| the pond, including those that do not require it. | | | | Ascertain that the fish has completely |
| Undue introduction of chemicals in the pond will | | | | recovered before putting it in the pond again. |
| cause damage to the biological filter system. It | | | | |