[ang71]

We have had our pond now for just over a year and havent done too badly and only lost 1 fish. Now that winter seems to be over and the pond water is warming up is there anything we need to put into our pond / do with the pond ? Thanks in advance of any replies ;D

Angela

[brettkoi]

you could treat with acraflavin a mild antiseptic to be on the safe side

[ang71]

Thanks for the response will do just that this weekend ;D

Angela

[**ceejay**]

Hi Angela

we use a product called Virkon S which you use once a week all year round, it is unconfirmed bet they even say it could poss stop the spread of KHV, it is a very good product and alot of koi keepers use it, i hope this is of some use to you.


Carla & Graham

[ang71]

You guys are so helpful on here thank you ;D
I had problems getting on this site over the weekend so only caught up with this thread.

Angela

[ang71]

I noticed this morning 1 of my koi flicking at the bottom of the pond , any recommendations what to put in? ;D
Regards

Angela

[extremekoi]

Flicking can mean you have a parasite problem, a water quality problem or you may not have a problem at all, so before you treat your pond I suggest you do a water quality test and check that your nitrite and ammonia levels are ok. If they are fine, then you need to catch the koi of one of the koi that are flicking and get a scrape done to see if you have a parasite problem, your local dealer may be able to do this for you. If you have a parasite problem you can then treat with the right medication, but there are different ways and medications for treating different parasites and without knowing what parasite is making your koi flick if any, you cant treat your pond.