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
Medications
Step Fifteen

Attack Fungal Co-Invaders

Fungus under the microscope
Keywords: Koi, Goldfish & Pond Health Fungus Fungal Koi Fungal Infections Saprolegnia Cold Stressed Depressed Koi Immunity Treatments

Fungus infections are common in Koi that are too cold, or are severely stressed. You can look at a Koi with fungus and safely assess that it's got a SEVERELY compromised immune system. It's NORMAL for fungus to grow in existing or even healing bacterial sores. If the fish is schooling with the rest of the fish and still taking food, NO treatment is usually indicated for mere patches of fungus. If the fish is showing signs of "losing" the battle to the fungus, it should be brought gently to 76-78 degrees Fahrenheit, one degree per hour until the goal temperature is accomplished. Aeration should be supplemented to these fish. Gentle handling is critical as the fish with fungus is by definition "In a Weakened Condition" or it would not be growing fungus organisms in its skin defects.

Fungus patch in Goldfish wound.
Warmed, and fed medicated food, a fish with some fungus patches should do very well. If you desire to kill off some of the fungus or reduce the fungal colonies, you can swab the lesions with 3% hydrogen peroxide, potassium permanganate or even methylene blue. Return the fish to the water quickly and handle it as little as possible. Wear eye protection if you are using something caustic to your eyeballs, as Murphy's Law holds that the fish WILL thrash anything you put on it's body into your eyes.

Go To Step Sixteen

Koi Beginner
Once you've leapfrogged through this tutorial you will have a solid, working concept of the Koi hobby and what it's all about. This is done just about exclusively with video and very little written material.

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

PondCrisis.com
If you have a koi, pond or fish problem, this site takes you through twenty easy questions and at the end you know what you need to fix in your pond to create restored Koi health.

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?