Rachel

Hi were new to pond keeping and i brought a fish of what i believed to be a repectable dealer and noticed something on its tail . The dealer assured me this was not contagious and was something the fish only get in winter but goes in summer and scrapped it off the fish . I have since found part of this information untrue and we brought this fish in the begining of spring and now one of our other fish we have had for a long time is showing signs . Please can anyone help clear up what carp pox is as ive read conflicting ideas and theres alot of it about here down south is this normal . Thanks for any advice .

Gazfish

Hi Rachel,

I don't suppose you have a picture of this do you as there are other things around as well ?

Carp pox is a funny thing and it can and normally does go in the warmer months and also it seems fish are much more likely to have this when young and most older fish seem to grow out of it. That said on some fish it can be very messy and show up all over the place and although i don't know of any scientific proof i do believe good pond/water conditions and healthy fish will be less likely to suffer from this.

I am surprised the dealer scraped this off the fish as carp pox is not harmful just can look unsightly as said above can go on its own accord. If this is a young fish with a bit of luck it will settle down and grow out of it.

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Rachel

Thanks for your reply no i havent got a picture but the waxie looking lumps are disapearing now . fish we brought was about 30 cm long our water quality is very good. We have checked this with a test kit .It`s good to hear its possible for them to grow out of but should i be introducing more koi to the pond as i have heard carp pox is contagious is this true .Thanks from rachel

kingfisher

Hi Rachel,

My koi suffer from carp pox & this season has been the worst for me.
Originally I introduced a fish that had it & it has slowly spread to many of them. It is contagious & I believe that my infected fish spread it when it
flashed (scraped itself) on the pond base.

Progressively, as my pond temperature has risen the affected patches have
shrunk with some having disappeared altogether.
Some of my koi have proved to be immune & have remained unaffected for
the past six years.
One of my biggest fish a 50cm/18" Chagoi thankfully seems to have overcome
it & has remained "clean" for the past couple of years. I hope that the rest of
them will follow suit because it can be cosmetically unappealing.

As Gazza said, it is surprising that the dealer cleaned it off your fish.
Most knowledgeable folk advise that it is left strictly alone.

Add to your collection, don`t let it deter you


kingfisher

pondy

Rachel where are you? maybe if you havent got a pic someone off here near to you could pop round and clarify what it is for you.

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Rachel

Im in dorset and i personally would never by fish from down here ever again i have been what i feel ripped off by two company`s . My fish in the pond have never scratched or flashed as far as i know . They are very relaxed and are eating well ,there doesn`t appear to be any problems apart from this carp pox . I will attempt to get a picture but as the weather has warmed up its hardly noticeable .

pondy

if you want nice koi dependant on your price brascket and how you want to travel, why not try KoiUK or Yume koi, both great places

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Rachel

Hi thanks i will have a look . Helow the japanesse koi company have some very nice koi and thats where these in the photo came from they do deliver but we done the 300 mile round trip must be mad lol Regarding my fish with carp pox what would you do get rid of those that are showing signs or not . thanks

Rachel

Thanks kingfisher i managed to miss the second section the first time round how lol That has made me feel a bit better knowing that it doesn`t mean its going to effect the rest of our pond .

pondy

me personally? id make sure it was carp pox for definate for first. if it was id ignore it. but if you ignore it and you aint certain....

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