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Diagnosis and Treatment of Koi Herpesvirus Disease
Koi herpesvirus disease (KHVD) is an infectious disease caused by koi herpesvirus (KHV). Current epidemiological studies show that the virus infects only common carp and koi. Whether fry, juvenile fish, or adult fish, all can be infected with KHV, ...
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Koi Lying at the Bottom of the Tank with Suspected Red Worm Parasite Disease: Prevention and Treatment Methods
Red worms, also known as Philometra, are called red worms because their bodies are slender and bright red. The koi disease caused by red worms is called red worm disease. Red worms can be divided into two types: the carp red worm and the crucian carp red worm. The following mainly introduces the characteristics of carp red worm disease: carp red...
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Precautions for Anesthetizing Koi with Dettol and Key Points of Breeding Techniques
To treat koi external injuries, holes, and rotten flesh, you have to take them out, wipe away the rotten flesh, then apply medicine. Since koi struggle quite vigorously and do not cooperate at all, and we fish lovers cannot bear to use force to restrain them, anesthesia is the only way. Here I still...
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What to pay attention to in koi breeding, Vorticella - Parasites - Koi diseases and treatment - Koi fish - Ornamental
Vorticella, also known as bell animalcule, cup animalcule, and tongue-cup animalcule, is a common sessile ciliate in water. The body of Vorticella is thick at the front and thin at the back, cup-shaped or trumpet-shaped, about 100~400UM in size (UM is the micrometer unit, 1000 micrometers = 1 millimeter), with a peristome at the front end, connected below to...
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Can sick koi be fed? Salt can ease the burden on their internal organs
Aquarium keepers, did you know that in koi keeping, salt can ease the burden on a koi's internal organs? Next, let's talk about the koi's second osmotic pressure regulation function. So-called "osmotic pressure" refers to the movement of water in and out caused by differences in salt concentration. Normally, salt within a living body...
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Common diseases of koi and methods to improve the cure rate of fish diseases
I. Observe frequently, treat early. Generally, after koi are infected or invaded by pathogens, there is a process with some signs, such as sick fish moving sluggishly, often swimming slowly at the water surface, not schooling together; if startled, they sink slightly and then immediately rise to the surface. Some fish...
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What should I do if a Tancho Sanke koi shows symptoms of illness?
Introduction to Tancho Sanke koi: The Tancho Sanke koi has a body made up of three colors of markings. White is the base color; there are black markings on the body, and the black markings must not extend over the head, making the body look like a Shiro Bekko; a single red spot on top of the head makes it a "Tancho Sanke."
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Tips for Selecting Tancho Kohaku Koi Fry
Introduction to Tancho Kohaku Koi. The distinguishing feature of Tancho Kohaku koi is the varied shape of the red patch on top of the head. Besides the round shape, there are also the plum-blossom-shaped "plum-blossom tancho," the heart-shaped "heart tancho," and the "corner tancho," among others. Those with a body entirely snow-white and only a round red patch on top of the head are called "Tancho Kohaku koi."...
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What are the color characteristics of the Five-Color Shusui koi?
Introduction to the Five-Color Shusui koi. The Five-Color Shusui is a koi produced by crossing the Shusui koi with the Five-Color koi. Since the Shusui koi and the Five-Color koi are themselves hybrid varieties, the Five-Color Shusui possesses even more shifting colors. The Five-Color koi is derived from the Five-Color Asagi...
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How are Five-Color Showa koi? A detailed explanation of the color characteristics of Yellow Bekko koi
Introduction to Five-Color Showa koi. Five-Color Showa is produced from Five-Color koi and Showa Sanshoku koi, so Five-Color Showa has both the characteristics of Five-Color koi and the characteristics of Showa koi. In koi varieties, generally hybrid varieties all fall within the category of mutant koi, so Five-Color Showa...
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