Koi, Goldfish & Pond Health In Twenty Steps
Koi, Goldfish & Pond Health In 20 Steps
Ulcer Treatments
Parasite Treatments & Cures
Koi Water Quality
Koi Quarantine & Health
Medication
Step Fourteen

Attack Koi Bacterial Infections

Goldfish with ulcer on head
Keywords: Koi, Goldfish & Pond Health To combat bacterial infections in Koi - get an antibiotic INTO the fish. Aeromonas Pseudomonas Koi Ulcer Sores Body Sores Fin Rot and Mouth Rot

Attacking bacterial pathogens is ONLY effective AFTER you have improved the overall conditions of the fish host. If the fish remain crowded, cold, underfed, overfed or parasitized, GIVE UP on saving the fish from bacterial infection. If you have improved the temperature, reduced crowding, and in every other way attended the twenty steps to fish health, this step will work well. To combat bacterial infections you should get an antibiotic INTO the fish. It is usually insufficient to put antibiotics ON a fish. I recommend dressing the fishes' wounds if possible with an antibiotic ointment called Panalog are very effective. Simultaneously, feeding medicated food such as MediKoi is effective. And finally, dipping or spraying the fish in Ulcer Aid Rx cinches success unless the fish is too far gone. If you are an advanced hobbyist you might also consider injection of antibiotics.

Koi with tailrot, did not die.
Generally, a combination of "good" water, minimal crowding, gentle heat in the seventies with proper aeration, medicated food like MediKoi, plus Ulcer Aid Rx dips sparingly used, are all I have required to recover fish with bacterial infections.

Go To Step Fifteen

Buying Medicated Foods

Medicated Foods for the Treatment of Koi & Goldfish Aeromonas Bacterial Ulcer Disease, MouthRot and FinRot. -

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Fish Medicines
Learn about fish medicines, what they do, and where to get them.

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Have questions about the care of sick fish and/or pond water quality problems and how to treat them? We have the answers.

 

KoiCrisis.com
Koi Crisis has a symptoms chart by system you can choose the symptom by fish part, and resolve a lot of Koi pond fish problems or at least, learn about them understand how to remedy them.

Koi Food & Feeding
What should you feed your koi? How many times per day? Is Corn really that bad in a Koi diet? What are the most common feeding mistakes people make? What's the best food?