Symptoms |
Causes |
Treatments & Links |
| A). Fish gasp for air at the top of the water. They sometimes flash, or jump. They rub on rocks or other objects. Gills may be bleeding. |
Gill Flukes (Dactylogyrus)
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Treat with: De-Los and use Koi Fix® if the fish develop any secondary infections after the flukes are gone |
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B). The fish have small pimples on the skin, or reddened areas with a white thread-like worm sticking out. If Not ↓ |
Anchor Worm (Lernaea)
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Treat with: De-Los
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C). Small, round, clear to whitish objects are stuck all over the fish. The fish flash and scratch If Not ↓ |
Fish Lice (Argulus) Mites (Hydrachnellae)
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Treat with: De-Los
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D). Small thin to fatter brown objects are stuck all over my koi If Not ↓ |
The fish are infested with leeches
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Treat with: De-Los
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E). The fish have small clear/white worm-like objects stuck to their skin If Not ↓ |
Skin Flukes (Gyrodactylidiasis)
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Use: De-Los
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F). My fish are breathing heavily, have a heavy slime coat, and appear to have round, flat parasites on them If Not ↓ |
Your fish is affected by Trichodina
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Treat the fish with Forma-Green
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| G). My fish have swollen bellies, even though they have not been fed for a couple of days. They seem to eat normally, or are very hungry. |
Three items can cause this:
a). Mitospora (acites, severe bloating, pineconed scales) b). Capillaria (clear feces?) c). Tapeworm |
a). No suitable treatment. b). Paracide-D c). Paracide-D |
