Please help. White spots on pond fish ? (Comets and young koi)?

Question

I ve been with the infected fish to the fish store so they could tell me what it is, and they seemed to think it was carp pox not White spot. so i had the water tested also which they said was fine and to treat the pond with medi Fin for 4 treatments over 4 weeks, which i have done. One of the fish seems to of had this for around a year, mainley on his tail fin and slightly on other fins (which are mainley white) but not the body. But also has hemoraging on the fins which has reduced since using the treatment but is still there (which is a comet fish) but some of the others now show slight signs of this and also one has some scales missing and a ulser i think?
I dont think i can put anymore of the medi fin treatment in. I heard putting non-iodised salt in may help to keep any infections at bay, but the dreaded blanket weed is now returning and i want to get that under control too. So can u tell me what it is and can i put all treatments in at the same time? Thanks

Answer 1

Are you certain the white spots aren't fish pox? That would seem to be the most likely. See photos and possible treatment recommendation from this link: http://www.bonniesplants.com/sick_injured_fish/carp_pox.htmI doubt if your fish would have survived a year if the infection was ich. If it is carp pox, and you're from a climate with cool/cold winters, it should go away or be reduced when the water warms up.

I can give you the names of some other conditions that have similar symptoms, but without being able to see your fish, I can't say for sure which it would be. See the conditions I'll list in the sites below, and you can try googling additional info or photos. My first thought was lymphocystis or nodular disease, but these usually don't cause ulceration. Myxosporidiosis would be another possible cause.

Medi fin is an antibacterial and anti parasitic, so if the cause is viral, it won't have any effect.

Rather than combining medication and algae treatments, you might want to try natural methods of algae control. Since it's photosynthetic, it needs light to grow. Shading the pond, or using floating, or floating leaved plants will keep as much light from reaching it. It also needs nutrients to grow, so if the pond isn't too large, I would suggest removing around 25% of the water and replacing it with fresh water with dechlorinator added (and removing any dead leaves or other organic debris while the water level is down). You may need to try removing some of the algae by hand, but if you get most out, try adding a bale of barley straw - this prevents new algae growth.

Answer 2

Based on your description of the fish and the history of the pond, I'm going to agree that it's most likely Carp Pox. The MediFin treatments would or at least should have removed most other potential causes. It does however also sound like you may have a continuing parasite problem in the pond as well and you may wish to treat that with something a bit stronger than the MediFin.

A treatment with Potassium Permanganate may be the best choice, depending on the size of the pond. Properly administered it would remove any parasite problems as well as control some of the algae problem. I would suggest a local Farmer co-op or Fish producers group for this medication and assistance in using it if you are not familiar with its use. Below are links that can be of assistance in the use of this chemical as well as a source for it and the MSDS safety sheet.


http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FA032
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FA027
http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/PO/potassium_permanganate.html
http://www.chemistrystore.com/potassium_permanganate.htm

Hope this helps

MM

Answer 3

I would treat for white spot. It could be caused by stress. Stress can affect fish in many ways. Go to your local fish store and get some pond ich treatment. I also suggest putting in pond salt because that will treat anything. Also white spot is photosynthetic so if there is any way to minimize sunlight exposure I would try that too.

Answer 4

the best thing that you can do is treat the pond or the effected fish with pond salt.
treating the effected fish is otherwise known as a salt bath and will treat all external and internal parasites that are causing the fish great discomfort this is where the salt will help.
ask you local shop about pond salt and help them calculated your pond water and go from there. Ask about salt baths they should know.

Hope this helps

Answer 5

we had a fish with carp pox and others with white spot, usualy we put a special spray on the infected areas, also catch the fish and put it in a small tank (with some room of course) and some salt in the water, read up on how much epending on water volume and fish size, this will neutralize wounds and aid healing process

Answer 6

The fishes should be treated with anti-biotics. Density is high.Fishes are to be reduced in total wt. The pond soil prior the next crop to be treated with Cao, 4 kg/dec.

Answer 7

Treat for whitespot, or otherwise known as Ich or Ick, you can buy treatment easily from the pet store. It is not usually harmful to fish, but, left untreated, could be harmful. Pet stores do not always know what they are talking about lol .

Answer 8

OMG NOOO! this happened to my fish, its a disease called white spot, they get it if the water quality is not very good (AKA CLEAN UR POND OUT COMPELTELY!) before they all die>.> this normally happenes when the stones/ gravel in the bottom of your pond/aquarium is really really dirty. also ur pond pump might be to old, u might need a new one

Answer 9

They said it's not ick?

That's what I would say it is.


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