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Help I have a problem with my Koi !!!!!

Posted by trinity_2007 UK (My Page) on
Sun, Mar 25, 07 at 11:22

Hi there I seem to have a problem with my Koi.

He seems to have a small waxy like coating on his head and around his gills. I spotted it on his tail and that seem s to have cleared up - understandably i am a bit concerned. Can anyone help ?


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RE: Help I have a problem with my Koi !!!!!

Are they like little waxy white spots? I have found these on my fish on occasion and they have recovered from them with no problems.
I can't remember the name of it but had thought it was whitespot or Ich but on google-ing them they said Ich was fatal so it can't be that that I was thinking of. Sorry I haven't been much help have I? But I would just hope that someone with better information than myself will answer you. If you post your question again on the link below someone may answer you there.
Alison

Here is a link that might be useful: alisons pond and garden


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RE: Help I have a problem with my Koi !!!!!

they're not white spots - i cant describe what its like. Hubby decided to bath it in a sline solution and it seems to be working - i'll keep you posted on what happens


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RE: Help I have a problem with my Koi !!!!!

Is it more like cottonwool, if it is it could be a fungus.
Alison


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RE: Help I have a problem with my Koi !!!!!

It could be Sap, which can be treated with malachite but see how the salt bath works first.


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RE: Help I have a problem with my Koi !!!!!

unfortunately my koi died a few weeks ago - he had the white stuff all over his body - still dont know what it was. thanx for your help anyway x


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RE: Help I have a problem with my Koi !!!!!

That is such a shame. I still think it might have been a fungus, especially as it went all over it's body. I have always used Eradick which has worked for me. Sometimes these things come as secondary infections to another problem. I am sure that you did all you could. It is such a shame when they still die. We have all gone through this ourselves sometime in our ponding experience. Hope all your other fish are alive and well. Did you treat all the pond just in case?

Here is a link that might be useful: Alisons pond and garden


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RE: Help I have a problem with my Koi !!!!!

yeah we have treated the pond and all the other fish are alive and well.

thanx for your interest Alison - much appreciated x


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RE: Help I have a problem with my Koi !!!!!

You are very welcome. I hope they all stay well for the future. One of my sisters baby goldfish looked like he had fungus on his mouth this weekend. One had already died before she noticed this as they are really small still and very fast moving. She came over to show me her fish and to collect some of my Eradick as I told her that I thought it sounded like a fungus, but called at our local pet shop who told her it was definitely a mouth fungus and sold her a treatment which she has now done. I am sure that it will all be okay now.

Here is a link that might be useful: Alisons pond and garden


 
 

 

 


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