Don't let rotting tails affect the koi's aesthetics

Koi is an ornamental fish with high ornamental value. Once infected with tail rot, its beautiful appearance will be lost instantly and its ornamental value will be completely lost, and more seriously, tail rot will jeopardize the life of the koi. Therefore, when you find koi with rotting tail disease, you must diagnose and treat it in time. 

The important cause of koi rot is due to bacterial infections, mainly as a result of a combination of pathogens columnar slimeballs and molds. WhileInfection is carried out by two ways, one is because the breeding density is too high, the filtration function is not ideal, the metabolic waste of the fish accumulates, which triggers the outbreak of germs and infects the fish. The second is because when new fish are brought in or when the water is changed, the difference in water quality or stress causes discomfort to the fish, causing abnormal secretion of the surface mucous membrane and the edges of the fins to become infected due to weakness. 

Koi rotting disease occurs all year round, and in severe cases the entire tail fin rots, and the diseased koi can greatly reduce their ornamental value. 

So what are the symptoms of koi rot? 

When the disease is severe, the koi's body loses balance and cannot swim and feed; the koi's caudal fin and caudal peduncle are congested and inflamed, the inter-fin tissues are destroyed, and the ends of the fins are eroded; at the end of the disease, the caudal fins of the diseased koi are rotted off, and the muscle of the caudal peduncle is ulcerated. 

The treatment for koi rot is actually roughly the same as koi skin inflammation and congestion. 

1The following are some of the options available1%The aqueous solution of malachite green was applied to the ruptured caudal fin once a day for3-5days and combined with methods of control of inflamed skin congestion disease.

2In100kgFuracilinum powder in water0.2gPerform a dip to disinfect and provide relief after several applications.

3If the fish is sick, put Dysentery tablets in the water and soak the fish.30Minutes, please follow your doctor's instructions for dosage.

4The disease can be prevented by putting hygromycin tablets in the water to disinfect it, and the dosage should be guided by the instruction manual. 

In fact, a better way to prevent this disease is to take care of the water quality, which is also critical; if there are no problems with the water, it is difficult for harmful bacteria to thrive.

To cure koi rotting in koi ponds, choose landscape fish pond filtration equipment with superb sterilizing ability, such as Ollies brand fish pond filtration equipment.