Ancor Worm Disease (Shaped Anchor Worm Disease)
Are aquatic arthropods including crustaceans that attach themselves to the skin of fish, where it absorbs body fluids of worms of fish. These parasites can be seen throughout the year, especially in water having a temperature above 15o Celsius. Other, more popular name is Flea Needles.
Symptoms:
o Often jump in surface water
o Often pressed tubuhkan on the wall or the bottom of the pond
o Parasitic worms approximately 5-10mm are prominent on the body
Treatment Method:
o Eliminate manually by pull out one by one by wearing a brace / tweezers
o For the larvae are still small, it can be eradicated with a sprinkling of drugs Masoten to koi ponds, with a size of 0.3-0.5 grams / 1 ton of pool water. If once the treatment has not been completed, it can be repeated up to 3 times with intervals of 1-2 weeks
Fishlice Disease (Diseases of Fish Lice)
The disease is caused by water fleas that live on the surface of the body. Various parasites several millimeters in length of fish moving around the body. These parasites cause red spots in various places by sucking blood and various wounds inflicted this leads to secondary microbial infections.
Symptoms:
o Koi show abnormal swimming patterns, such as jumping onto the surface of the water
o rub his body on the side and bottom of the pool
o Gathered near the water surface with a tail appeared on the surface
Treatment Method:
o Giving Demilin with a dose of 1 gram / tonne of pool water
o Giving Masoten dose 0.3-0.5 grams / ton of pool water
o Both methods can be repeated 2-3 times with intervals of 1-2 weeks
Abrasion (Diseases Caused Friction)
The disease is caused by bacterial infections that occur coincidentally during transport are not careful or during arrest are not careful with the way the fish.
Symptoms:
o Lack of slime can reduce the sheen of koi and raises its mark on the pectoral fins and tail fins that look whitish
Treatment Method:
o Be cautious at the time of arrest or removal of the koi, to avoid injury to the body koi
o Adding furan drugs in water used to raise koi. Fish younger than one year are very prone to friction and temperature
MATSUKASA / PENECONE (Cone Shaped Disease)
Some causes of this disease is a bacterial infection like Aeromonas and non-functioning of the internal organs.
Symptoms:
o fish scales seen standing on end one by one, caused by the excessive collection of body fluids at the bottom. Therefore "Matsukasa" in Japanese means dalah Pine Cones
Treatment Method:
o The disease is extremely difficult to treat, but likely can be treated through the mouth of the fish, ie kind of sulfa drugs or antibiotics
HOLE DISEASE (Disease Shaped Hole)
The disease is caused by double infection on Aeromonas and other places.
Symptoms:
o In the beginning, some scales seen standing on end
o When the increase is severe, the scales will fall and the local skin peeled off, exposing the flesh the bottom, like a gaping hole
Treatment Method:
o Provision of Malachite Green and Parazan, by mixing 0.3 ppm / ton water
o Clean the affected part by applying a Malachite Green
o Provide fish food mixed with Parazan
white spot (White Spot Disease)
The disease is caused by Parasitic ciliates called Lehthyoplithitius
Symptoms:
o The spots are small, white less than 1 mm attached on the surface of koi
o Koi is infected becomes inactive and susceptible to secondary infections
Treatment Method:
o Provision of salt 5 kg / ton of pool water
o Or by giving temperatures above 25o Celsius (with heater)
CHOMAN
Some people argue that this disease is caused by excessive feeding that contain lots of fat. But the real cause until now not known with certainty.
Symptoms:
o Regional abnormally swollen belly
o eyeballs starting out of their sockets
o The tumor in the abdomen is usually detected through abdominal surgery
Treatment Method:
o In Japan, the disease is treated by surgery, something that can not be done by an amateur hobbyist koi
SEKOKE (Sunset Ridge Disease)
This disease is a disease caused by nutritional gurang ingestion of oxidized fats. It usually occurs in Koi food that is damaged (too long stored / expired)
Symptoms:
o Backs koi are affected, looked thin when meat on the second dorsal fin drooping
Treatment Method:
o Early prevention by not feeding the koi fish that has been expired
o Wherever possible provide koi food containing vitamin E
PARALIS Spine
This disease is a form of chemical poisoning, the Mass use of mixed materials for membasmii OrganoPhosporus excessive needle lice or fish lice.
Symptoms:
o If the muscles of the spine affected, seen eating fish sink to the bottom of the koi pond or berputas swim in circles at the moment
o crooked spine, which can result in more severe cases
Treatment Method:
o How to prevent by taking into account the correct dose at the time of drug administration needle ticks
GILLS rot
A disease that causes decay in the gills of fish caused by the fungus moss.
Symptoms:
o Fish lose weight, then die
o If a fish looks suspicious, immediately retrieved and examined gill
o If the gills grayish red in color, many of which gripis, it was a sign of fish attacked
Treatment Method:
o Giving antibiotics Teramycin a dose of 20 grams / ton of pool water
o Replacement of water per day coupled with the replacement of antibiotics will help accelerate the healing process
CLOSING
Early prevention is best done by the koi keepers. Given the relatively expensive price, the fans would need to consider all matters relating to:
o Water quality
o Food Koi
o Some diseases that may arise
Immediately ask the experts in the field of koi, if you see things that feel unnatural occurred in koi. Given there are some diseases that are difficult to cure, it is better if we discuss or exchange experiences to fellow koi keepers, who may have had experience in dealing with a disease.
(Source: Books APKI - 3rd All Indonesian Koi Show 2001)
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