Bacterial infections

[andykoitech]

It would appear that lots of koi keepers are experiencing bacterial blooms in their ponds causing secondary infections in the fish. The high temperatures of late is actually hampering their recovery and in some cases making some treatments less effective than they should be

[saph.st24]

oh god thats all i need

if we get the sun and temps they are forecating  (the temps are highish here but itsbeen cloudy and wet recently) then im putting the gazebo over the little pond as thats in full sun all day

[andykoitech]

I'm off to a local koi dealer today [friday] to try to sort out their problems that they are having. I am also having a stubborn problem with a chagoi of my own, just started it on a course of antibiotics which is something I never favour I just use it as a last resort.

[saph.st24]

i thought i had a problem today all the goldies and the baby koi where at the bottom the didnt come up for food either
so i turned the air off for a closer look ,thats when i noticed alot of gravel in the pond the must have had a cat lurking around the pond ad they where all a little freaked out and had odviously been spooked

i really dont want infections i had enough of fish snuffing it on me

[andykoitech]

As a rule of thumb infections are normally secondary after the parasites do the initial damage. In the case of my chagoi it was due to the males battering her as she was full of eggs and as I havn't let any of the females spawn this year I was hoping they would carry them over the colder periods where they just naturally reabsorb them

[saph.st24]

thats my worry
 goldies spawn at the slightest thing  they are like bloomin rabbits they never stop

[andykoitech]

Hi Saph,
long time no hear, thought you might of had a chance to stop in that caravan lol
My big chag is now returned to the main pond after successful treatment to the damage she had on her. Antibiotic injections work wonders, I don't like using them but if needs must then you have to use them

[saph.st24]

hi andy
glad to here shes doing ok now

[andykoitech]

Hi Saph
 I rescued a 12 inch Kujakoo about 3 weeks ago which was on the brink of death,removed about 18 scales from a well infected wound on its side and that has healed beyond all expectations,It's totally amazed me at the speed in which it has healed. Obviously the scales will take some time to reshape but the wound is now skinned over.
Its now a typical Kujakoo, lightning fast and feeds vigourously

[saph.st24]

wow that sound like it was a nasty one

i think smudge was a kajaku but her orange dissappeared but shes still got the grey down her back

[andykoitech]

this is my doits kukakoo, She's 6 years old now and is all of 32 inches long and has a very large girth

[andykoitech]

oops a misspelling there of kujakoo

[saph.st24]

whos mine or yours?

[andykoitech]

My spelling Saph, however I am noted for not spelling the koi varieties names properly as I often think they can sound different as to how they are spelt so I often spell them as they would be pronounced for people who are not familiar with them    if that makes any sense

[saph.st24]

spell it as you say it
just be glad i dont type in leighther you would be confussed lol