Treatment 5

Symptoms

Greyish-white cotton wool like growths around mouth area.

Disease

MOUTH FUNGUS - not a fungus but caused by Chondrococcus columnaris bacteria.

Koi Ponds & Garden Ponds

Carry out a very slow, total water change by trickling a garden hose into the pond at the "high" side and letting the polluted water overflow onto the lawn at the "low" end. This should take 24 hrs. to complete and is continued until the water is crystal clear. Stop all feeding and run fountain/waterfall/aeration continuously at full power. Use MYXAZIN P as both a water treatment and topically. Commence feeding when symptoms subside.

Alternative treatment: use Acriflavine or Chloramine T .. treat pond on a regular basis. The use of a 'Good Topical Dressing similar to our 'Koi Doc' will also help clear up the infection and aid healing.

Prevention

a) By regular usage of Waterlife super-sensitive Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate test kits, so regulate the amount of feeding to ensure that free ammonia/nitrite NEVER appear in your aquasystem. With correctly designed filtration system, ammonia, nitrite and nitrates should never be allowed to climb above minimal levels.
b) Never overfeed:
c) Never use "spoiled" foods:
d) Never use sea foods, Daphnia, Tubifex etc., which have not been gamma-ray irradiated:
e) Always quarantine doubtful looking fish in MYXAZIN/P-treated water:
f) ALWAYS prevent vitamin deficiency in captive fishes by using VITAZIN.
To précis the above in a few words, what one is really saying is:- Disease in fishes, as in all creatures, is always an inevitable response to STRESS EXPOSURE. Stress in the aquatic enviroment can assume many forms, i.e. chemical (=pH, nitrogeneous toxins), physical (=temp., S.G., oxygen tension), biological (=poor feeding, vitamin deficiency, etc.), psychological (=aggression, clumsy handling). Avoid stress = no disease.

Please note:

If symptoms persist it may be necessary to contact a veterinarian for a prescription treatment.