yea im like a substitute. I come in when people want the day off.
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yea i fill in for people when they want days off.
i could describe it for you cause i froze them in hopes that i can send them somewhere to be studied
some koi acted slugish, some had pine cone like skin, some had lots or no mucus, they all had a hole inbetween the right eye and the right nostril closer to thenose than the eye. um the gills also turned mostly white instead of all red
some koi acted slugish, some had pine cone like skin, some had lots or no mucus, they all had a hole inbetween the right eye and the right nostril closer to thenose than the eye. um the gills also turned mostly white instead of all red
DrDave said:
nope dont know where they came from cause we dont order fish from just one wholesaler
actually they said that the deaths have seemed to have stopped.
um havent been home all day but this morning there were 4 more. i think some of mine are resistant to the virus.
Dr. Dave is totally right. That breeder/dealer has to be exposed. C2C, its very important for you to find this out because this is exactly how epidemics such as these spread. God only knows how many shops this breeder has sold to. Events like these could be the demise of many ponders fish!
This is why a quarantine tank is so important, too!
Call the university of Florida about your fish, as they are researching KHV. They will send you in the right direction with what to do.
I think you said the gills were white? I think KHV gills are a really dark purply colored....
This is why a quarantine tank is so important, too!
Call the university of Florida about your fish, as they are researching KHV. They will send you in the right direction with what to do.
I think you said the gills were white? I think KHV gills are a really dark purply colored....
What I fear is the potential of a Koi Pandemic. A lot of people share plants and fish.
koikeepr said:
i red that it causes necrosis of the gills and thats what it looked like. white gills becase they were not caryying blood
so now that im going to be restarting my pond I think im going to make a skippy style filter maybe i still dont like the fact that theres less "air time"
Did I miss something? What air time are you referring to?
DrDave said:
the ammount of air that comes into contact with the bio media
DrCase said:
no theyve been medicating the pond and the deaths have stopped apparently
Not True? There are resistant carriers that have khv. The carriers are usually the most healthy individuals, and do not exhibit any indications of health issues. The only sure way to check for khv is to send a blood sample to the University of Georgia.
http://www.koihealth.org/koiformUG.pdf
http://www.koihealth.org/koiformUG.pdf
DrDave said:
Condition of their ponds or tanks doesn't have a lot to do with it. You can have the best conditions and they can have khv. Usally comes in a shippment from a breeder.
DrDave said:
im probably going to send them to Dr Weber at the University of Florida