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Koi & Goldfish Bacterial Disorders
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Many of our customers have called
and are wondering what the difference is between gram-negative
bacteria, and gram-positive bacteria. These terms are used
by professionals to identify bacteria under a microscope
and should be of no concern to the average hobbyist. |
**If your pond water temperatures are 65°F
or lower, the antibiotic treatments will not work. Most
treatments will produce little or poor results at low
temperatures. The only way the treatments would work in
this situation, is to purchase a pond heater, or remove the fish
and treat it in an isolation tank or pond. You can buy a
pond heater for a 3,000 gallon pond for around $600 |
Symptoms
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Cause
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Treatment and Links
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A). Red streaks in body and fins, or
redness in the body. Open sores or loss of scales? |
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Bacterial Hemorrhagic Septicemia (Aeromonas
Hydrophila) |
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Use:
Koi Fix®
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Oxytetracycline in the feed.
Forma-Green in the water. |
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B). Open red sores or ulcerations,
fin and tail damage |
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Pseudomonas Bacteria (Pseudomonas Fluorescens) |
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Use:
Koi Fix®
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Neomycin -or-
Kanamycin in the feed, Forma-Green in the water. |
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C). Fuzzy, thin, white coating on
the body and fins. Looks like a fungus |
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FlexiBacteria are involved, which cause
Columnaris disease |
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Use: TMP
Sulfa -or-
Sulfa 4 TMP -or-
Sulfathiazole Sodium. |
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D). Fins and tail are eaten away, in
severe cases, down to the body. |
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Pseudomonas Bacterial Infection |
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Treat with:
Koi Fix®
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Neomycin -or-
Kanamycin. |
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E). The fish has been sick for
several months. The fish is lethargic, anorexic, has fin
or scale loss and a sunken stomach |
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Piscine Tuberculosis
Careful, this may be spread to humans! |
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Use:
Kanamycin + Vitamin B-6. The treatment will take at least 30 days. |
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F). One or many fish have blisters forming
on the skin that are full of a clear to yellowish fluid.
The blisters pop and turn into large sores. |
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Furunculosis (Aeromonas Salmonicida) |
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Treat with:
Furazolidone Powder in the water for 10-14 days. |
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Some products that
may interest you are:
Koi Pond
Medications. Got Sores?
Get your Koi Fix Today!
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New! One step treatment against
Aeromonas bacteria and Pseudomonas bacteria. Used for
all pond fish. Koi Fix for food. Just
mix into the Koi pellets. Helps heal sores caused by a
bacterial infection.
Koi Fix for water. If your fish have
stopped eating due to illness, this is the medication for
you. Also protects against fungal disorders. *Effective against secondary bacterial infections associated
with Koi Herpes Virus (K.H.V.). |
So you've tried the salt treatments, injections, the
tea tree liquid, ointments and pre-made medicated
feed, and your fish are still sick? Stop wasting
your money on products that don't work! Koi
Fix is a special blend of antibiotics that have
been laboratory and field tested to heal up those
sores. Koi Fix will heal your fish! |
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Click Here For K.H.V. pictures and treatment information. |
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