[jameshoughton]

hi everyone i had problems with water clarity recently but have sorted the problem now, but unfortunately once i could see my koi i have realized that they have some sort of infection i have looked up pictures on google and i think its koi ulcers.
what is the best treatment?

[Gazfish]

Hi James,

Its hard to say the best way forward without knowing whats going on or what the damage looks like is there any chance you can get a picture ?

If it is a ulcer then this is probably as secondary infection so we may need to find the cause of the problem in the first place which could be a parasite.

How many fish have a problem and have you had any problems with any parasites recently ?

Can you do a scrape on a few of the fish to have a look and see whats going on ?

[fosters koi]

hi there ,does anyone know if there is a cure for carpox ,or something to prevent it getting any larger,i,ve never heard of a cure for it ,but just wandered if there was anything i could do.my poor koi(orenji ogon)has delveloped it on his head and tail. soz for posting this on this thread,i don,t know how to start a new one. thanks paul

[Gazfish]

Hi Paul,

Carp pox can come and go and normally on younger fish and normally in cooler temperatures and can go as fast as it come. A lot of the time the fish will grow out of it later on and its nothing that you should need to worry to much about.

[fosters koi]

Hi gazza ,thanks for the reply and info,yeah hopefully it dissapears later on ,its seems to have got a bit smaller recently,in the warmer months.Thankyou very much for your help gazza
all the best
Paul

[Boo!]

what are your water parameters James?

Lx

[dorie]

We had several koi with ulcers they can be dealt with but you should start figuring what may be the cause and treating as soon as possible.

dorie.