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Clear Water Barley Straw Pond Treatment $7.13 |
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DesaFin Pond Fish Treatment $13.66 |
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Pond Ich Out Treatment 16 oz $12.82 |
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Clear Water Barley Straw Pond Treatment $6.41 |
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DesaFin Pond Fish Treatment $7.89 |
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Pond Ich Out Treatment 32 oz $22.00 |
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Please help. White spots on pond fish ? (Comets and young koi)?
I ve been with the infected fish to the fish store so they could tell me what it is, and they seemed to think it was carp pox not White spot. so i had the water tested also which they said was fine and to treat the pond with medi Fin for 4 treatments over 4 weeks, which i have done. One of the fish seems to of had this for around a year, mainley on his tail fin and slightly on other fins (which are mainley white) but not the body. But also has hemoraging on the fins which has reduced since using the treatment but is still there (which is a comet fish) but some of the others now show slight signs of this and also one has some scales missing and a ulser i think?
I dont think i can put anymore of the medi fin treatment in. I heard putting non-iodised salt in may help to keep any infections at bay, but the dreaded blanket weed is now returning and i want to get that under control too. So can u tell me what it is and can i put all treatments in at the same time? Thanks
Are you certain the white spots aren’t fish pox? That would seem to be the most likely. See photos and possible treatment recommendation from this link: http://www.bonniesplants.com/sick_injured_fish/carp_pox.htmI doubt if your fish would have survived a year if the infection was ich. If it is carp pox, and you’re from a climate with cool/cold winters, it should go away or be reduced when the water warms up.
I can give you the names of some other conditions that have similar symptoms, but without being able to see your fish, I can’t say for sure which it would be. See the conditions I’ll list in the sites below, and you can try googling additional info or photos. My first thought was lymphocystis or nodular disease, but these usually don’t cause ulceration. Myxosporidiosis would be another possible cause.
Medi fin is an antibacterial and anti parasitic, so if the cause is viral, it won’t have any effect.
Rather than combining medication and algae treatments, you might want to try natural methods of algae control. Since it’s photosynthetic, it needs light to grow. Shading the pond, or using floating, or floating leaved plants will keep as much light from reaching it. It also needs nutrients to grow, so if the pond isn’t too large, I would suggest removing around 25% of the water and replacing it with fresh water with dechlorinator added (and removing any dead leaves or other organic debris while the water level is down). You may need to try removing some of the algae by hand, but if you get most out, try adding a bale of barley straw – this prevents new algae growth.